ebay wrap-up

This is what happened with all the ebay sales I wanted to make:

Photo bag
I have sent this one to the buyer with a friendly note about all the countries this bag as visited already, which I hope will be seen as interesting trivia. I am also happy with the sales price.

Laptop bag
Has been picked up. One day before the auction ended I had worked the leather with boot polish to improve its previously dull appearance, which came from sitting years in the closet. Worked great. Also a satisfying sales price.

Glass table
This one did surprisingly well in the auction. The deal did not go through, though, because one of the glass plates broke on the way back to the new apartment.

Griffin iTrip
Sold for a few Euro. Fair enough...

Belkin TuneCast
Sold for a third of what I paid a few months ago. Not very satisfying but overall okay.

Briefcase
Ouch! This one hurts! Even though I have not used it in 7 or 8 years, 2.50 Euro just does not sound right.

Washing machine
I thought this washing machine would be the most challenging one of the bulky items. Given its age it sold suprisingly well. I later learned, however, that the buyer is currently hospitalized and it is not foreseeable when he gets out to pick it up. I hence sold it to Edouard for 60 Euro as one of his employees is interested which elegantly solves the timing issue to get it out of the old apartment, too.

Hifi furniture
Unsatisying price and the most exhaustive of all the ebay buyers.

Loudspeakers
The most satisfying sale with an unexpected package deal on top. 15 years ago these were discounted from 1000 to 600 German Marks (i.e. approximately 500 to 300 Euro) and I sold them now for 2/3 of the discounted price. Pity to let them go, but under these circumstances it does not feel too bad.