Chris, like many of the nearly one million people listed on a sexual offense registry, has had to cope with the almost insurmountable challenges of being publicly listed, shamed, and blacklisted by potential employers. This is the story about how Chris overcame those obstacles by building his own retail eBay business from what started as a favor to his brother, who needed to get rid of some things.
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