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Will be selling SN 508094 soon -- any eBay advice?
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cvirtue
Joined: 01 Oct 2008
Posts: 3
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:06 pm   Post subject: Will be selling SN 508094 soon -- any eBay advice?

Hi Curta folks,

The Curta I have is in excellent shape; has original box, manual, case, etc. All the levers move smoothly. It is a thing of beauty, but I don't use it and plan to sell it on eBay.

Are there any particular things you would want to know about one of these that I should put in the listing? SN obviously, and photos are clearly important. Provenance? Anything else?

Thank you.
Jack
Joined: 27 Aug 2004
Posts: 56
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:57 pm   Post subject: Mention details of the cannister.

Mention that the metal cannister has all its parts: upper bumper and standoff, the white o-ring, and the bottom foam pad.
cvirtue
Joined: 01 Oct 2008
Posts: 3
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:06 pm

Thank you, Jack.

I'll take photos that show all those things, too.
StephenS
Joined: 22 Sep 2008
Posts: 5
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:31 pm

It's amazing how many eBay listings there are that don't mention the most obvious thing--whether the calculator works or not. When I was looking, I found I often had to ask the seller.
cvirtue
Joined: 01 Oct 2008
Posts: 3
PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:30 pm

Good point, Stephen! I shall double check that and include such details.

(Should anyone be interested, it will be up sometime this week, and my user name is argentfield.)
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