Yes, I did put those RHA earbuds back on eBay, starting at £25. The bids came in steadily, and last night the best bid was £56. I'm delighted with £80.
Why the 'blimey'? Well, I hadn't used eBay for a long while, and I'd forgotten how effective it can be as a platform for selling things you have put aside and don't use. So I'm astonished! I'm now wondering what else I might sell.
I offered to pay the postage on this item, so that must come off, and eBay will take a fee, but I should clear £70 or so, which would represent 47% of what I paid for these earbuds back in August. I'd say that's a pretty good outcome, and the money will help cover the cost of getting Fiona's scraped wheel arch repaired.
So, tomorrow morning - once the buyer has paid - I'll be down at the local post office with the earbuds all boxed up and labelled, ready for dispatch by first-class post.
Do I have any pangs? Not one. I'm really pleased that the buds are now going to somebody who will fully appreciate them.
Update same day, a few hours later
The buyer has paid! Right: it'll be a packing session tonight, and a visit to the post office tomorrow morning.
One unexpected thing - eBay have asked PayPal not to release any money to me for now. I imagine this is because (a) I haven't yet put a 'dispatched' marker against this item (but I will be able to tomorrow), and (b) I have no recent eBay track record, and they can't take it for granted that I will do the right thing by the buyer. I'll probably have to wait until the buyer confirms receipt and that he is satisfied.
Is this delay actually a snag? No, not at all. This is, after all, just extra money, a kind of windfall. I'm not relying on getting it by any particular date.
