h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

A few weeks back, I did that life laundry sort of thing. I think I even mentioned it on here. Sorted out a load of books to reluctantly chuck out, that sort of thing.

Well, I eBayed six of them last week. Five sold, which made me about a tenner which isn't bad for stuff that would otherwise have been gathering dust and cluttering up my room. I may well eBay all my possessions...

The trouble is, now the money's arrived, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I PUT THE DAMN BOOKS! And now I technically have only one room in a house rather than a whole flat, this shouldn't be able to happen. But I've sold stuff and I need to post it to its new owners but I might have put them in 'a place' after I photographed them to put them on eBay and I can't for the life of me work out where they could have got to.

This could have serious ramifications for any future eBaying.

Sorry. I know I shouldn't. But seriously, this is the stuff sit-coms are made of.


Geggs

It's a fair point - I may well have to revisit this idea at a later date if I ever start writing again...

...and if I ever find these damn books and don't get lynched by an angry mob of eBayers.

If you don't find them within two days, send everybody their money back, explaining what's happened, and offer to send the books for free when they turn up. It'll cost you, but that way you won't get negative feedback which could scupper your future e-Bay career.

Have a look at the photos of the books and see can you remember the action of photographing them. See does it jog your memory as to what happened afterwards.

In the future, can I suggest a physical box somewhere marked "stuff I'm selling and therefore must not lose/spill coffee on/lend to mates".

Alternatively, you could scour Ebay, find the exact books, purchase them and then dispatch them to your sellers?

Sorry, I'll get me coat...

sprout

Hey, Six, I've just remembered- didn't you offer to post me a record and a book quite somew time ago now?

Gnomon's suggestion is the most sensible, and is what I would do. You might get a negative feedback from on or two of the people - ebay seems to be getting more members who don't know how feedback works, but theoretically you shouldn't get anything more than a neutral

I was going to ask what your name is on ebay so I know who not to buy from, but I guess that wouldn't be very productive would it.

(there goes my negative feedback rating )

You should go with Gnomon's suggestion, because as soon as you make the offer, the books will turn up. You can then send them to your buyers super-fast, increasing your chances of getting positive feedback out of it.

Well, I found them this morning. They were, logically enough, twoards the back of the top shelf of my left-hand wardrobe. Yet I swear I'd already looked there. It only goes to show...

Ah well, panic over then.

Glad it's all come out good.


Geggs

You have more than 1 wardrobe ?

OOOOOH - get you 2 tall boys.

no need for this now, but the classic solution is to say your dog ate 'em... file that away for next time!