Good Times on eBay!

It started with a snafu on eBay last month!
I listed a vintage Rangefinder. I had written the text months earlier and Darrell had taken the photos. It sold on auction, and I went to ship it—but it had disappeared. I turned our house upside down, but no Rangefinder.

I have a work process; regardless, I could not find the Rangefinder. It seemed like only yesterday that I held it in my hand and wrote the description.
Well, I had to cancel the sale, return the money, apologize, etc. I promised to give the Buyer a deal if I found it before he found another. Displeased, the Buyer gave me the dreaded Neutral Feedback. I was crushed, of course, since I have a 100% rating on eBay.

The following day, I went to our other home (yes, we are moving) to further pack. Looked into the top box on the shelf and it contained three items: a MIB Furby, a MIB Sesame Street toy, and the Rangefinder. How random. Now found, I gave the Rangefinder a hug, re-listed it, and sold it again!
The "good times" came next when the shipping address showed my new Buyer was an Arnold Van der Hoeven from the Netherlands (I have some "Braaksma" and "Van Cleve" roots). Sweet. Furthermore, my Buyer collects Leica cameras, and he's a Visualizer/Illustrator!
He sent me a series of storyboards as examples of his work. He creates visuals for proposals to conceptualize an event or a new product reveal. His clients include Mercedes, VW, Audi, and Panasonic Worldwide. I'm impressed.
Arnold stresses that these works are not formal illustrations but "sketches." To me, however, they are wonderful ink and wash illustrations, and I am enriched to enjoy his talent, something that never would have happened had I not misplaced the dratted Rangefinder.

A happy ending in eBay world...
Arnold's sketches for companies in Holland and Germany...