Good for you on that 600. It must be getting down to the dregs out there in the bike world; sort of like closing down a bar increases your chances you'll take somebody home... I guess people are just snatching up whatever is out there just so they can have something to ride.
I'm not saying that bike was a crappy one. I'm just amazed it brought as much as it did even being built up with the nice stuff it had.
What was your take on the buyer? Did they seem like a complete beginner with no knowledge of bike stuff, or maybe it was someone who had one like it years ago that had let it go and was dying to find a replacement?
I personally would only pay 600 for an old 26er if it was a specific mid 90's rigid steel frame bike I've wanted for a few years, but it would have to be in all original configuration, with zero use on anything, in the color I wanted, and then I would still feel like I overpaid. Like, way too much.