For context, I was working at a minimum wage job when Gmail launched. I won an eBay auction for an invite a few weeks after launch for a whopping $36 -- someth

For context, I was working at a minimum wage job when Gmail launched. I won an eBay auction for an invite a few weeks after launch for a whopping $36 -- something I thought there would be a good chance of eventually regretting. Soon after I signed up, I received 5 or 10 invites, and flipped those on eBay the next day. Other than the NSA funny business, I haven't regretted it one bit.