eBay surprises
 

In our run up to leaving the UK, we have been undertaking the inevitable task of sorting through our possessions on a "keep/throw/sell/give away" basis.

This has included sorting through my wife's childhood toy collection that had been in storage in her parent's attic for the last 15-20 years. We very nearly threw most of it in the bin, but decided to chance our arm with eBay and have made over £600 selling a variety of old toys from the 80's (Sindy, My Little Pony, Flower Fairies, She-Ra, etc). We were gobsmacked!

What else have people sold on eBay that has raised completely unexpected sums of money?

Re: eBay surprises
 

DDR RAM from my old PC; I think I got nearly as much as I originally paid for it.

Most of the other stuff I put up there made so little money that it really wasn't worth bothering with.

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i sold all my old worn replica football shirts that had been sitting in a draw since i was 14 years old so i had every away and home shirt for nearly 15 years.

i was amazed when they were sold to buyers all over the world for lots of cash. you kinda forget how rare a 1983 premier league / 1st div shirt is these days.

but we sold so much stuff at car boots and ebay that we raised a decent amount of cash.

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My husband's old subuteo (is that how you spell it), was the Munich stadium version (yep me none the wiser either) and it fetched 800 quid on a geek forum. And we were going to send to the charity shop!

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A commodore 64 still boxed (wasn't mine it was an ex's :o) sold on ebay for waaaay more than I thought it would can't remember what I got for it - but the fact that it was sold meant more than the money!!!!

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Some months after I emigrated I received a letter that started, "Dear Shit" and went on to draw my attention the three MGBs I'd left on top of each other in a rented lock up garage. The lease on the garage had expired and the owner had contacted my former cohabitee to forcefully suggest removal of the cars. Being a resourceful sort, she'd advertised the cars for parts and people had come from all over the country to collect the better parts; the chrome grills, the continental hubs, the overdrives. The letter mentioned the total received, I don't remember how much now but a startling figure, and concluded by saying that I'd be seeing none of it. It closed, ironically I assume, "love,".

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I have no idea why exes like to rub peoples nose in it. Sell the stuff, take solace in the fact and move on.

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:rofl:...I have literally an hour ago agreed the sale of our 1969 VW Karmann Ghia that has been sat in a lock up for the last two years...never thought of advertising that for parts, but to be honest most of them are missing anyway!