2004 April 29, Kathryn Burlingham, “Re: You want fries with that?”, in soc.motss[1] (Usenet):
And lord knows, if you want there's plenty of Spuffy and Spander to last a lifetime.
2006 September 10, Don Sample, “Re: AOQ Review 7-2: "Beneath You"”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer[2] (Usenet):
Yeah, the Spander shippers really got off on that one.
2013, Mary Kirby-Diaz, “Ficcers and 'Shippers: A Love Story”, in Jennifer K. Stuller, editor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 46:
Spander 'shippers prefer long NC-17 rated stories, regardless of genre.