Before pivoting to selling online full time, Victoria “Vikki” Eagan worked as a mortgage broker for fifteen years, but loved selling on eBay as both a hobby and form of supplemental income that paid for her child’s extracurriculars, vacations, and all the ‘extras’ in between. During the 2008 financial crisis, Vikki needed a new form of consistent full- time income, and was able to build a thriving small business on eBay. While attending a seller meetup, Vikki met her future wife, and they got engaged at an eBay Open event a few years later. Both appreciate the flexibility and freedom of scheduling their own time, and have taken advantage of selling online to throw themselves into volunteerism and community projects.