My goodness I actually sold something!

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I started selling odds and ends on Ebay about 20 years ago, and it was a useful way of finding new homes for a few bits and pieces. Then when my parents died it was great to be able to pass on some things that I knew would be wanted by someone, if only I could find them – things that were too obscure to donate to a charity shop for example, but that I couldn’t bear to simply throw away. A steady stream of items was trickling out and I would list one or two when I had the time. But about a year ago something changed and I found things just weren’t selling any more, or even getting any views at all. I had a couple of items on there and they were relisted over and over for months and months, each time receiving ‘0 views, 0 views’. It was very disheartening because I just didn’t know where else to sell these sort of things. Finally, last week, I managed to sell my parents’ old Teasmade. At last! The first sale since April last year! I was sure someone somewhere must want it. I already have one that I kept for sentimental reasons, even though I never use an alarm clock and don’t even drink tea! So now I’m hoping perhaps the winds of change have starting to blow and maybe I can sell a few more things. Have just listed a couple, so fingers crossed! Have you sold anything lately? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2025.