Monday, February 05, 2007
05th February Glass slides of churches and ruins.
The kitchen has been strewn today with pictures of old churches. These were a collection of large glass slides that Bill bought down at the Ford car boot sale for £15 last autumn.They are all over 100 years old.
Ten days ago he listed them on EBay, having enjoyed a few days of researching the history of each of the buildings.
Today about 40 of them sold to 18 different people.
One of them sold for £20 - St Peters Cathedral in Liverpool and Stonehenge sold for over £10. In total they sold for £95. There are still 9 unsold and they will be listed again some time.
So this was an interesting and profitable little venture.
Most sales are very straightforward - an item sells and people pay quickly through PayPal and the next day their item is posted to them.
Sometimes there are added bonuses and today I have been communicating with one buyer who runs a ruined castle. The man lives in Guildford and I asked him if there is a castle in Guildford - and there is. He sent me some pictures of it.
This must be a destination for one of our trips out this year.
Below are a couple of pictures of the sort of things we have just sold and also one of Guildford Castle - and I am not sure why I have Guildford on twice. I shall have to ask Jamie to edit it for me and show me how to edit blogs effectively.
The first one shows Bodelwyddan church which we pass very close to towards the end of our journey to see Ashley, Liz and Katya. It is tall and graceful.
The second one shows the ruins of Crowland Abbey, just north of Peterborough. We have never been there.
