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bluemonkey said:
I sold my iPod mini on ebay. Is there anything I need to do to it before I ship it to the lucky buyer? Deauthorize? Reset to factory conditions? Also, if I do need to do something, how do I go about it? Pardon my ignorance.

It never hurts to give it a factory restore, which is what the new owner is likely to do. Just install the iPod Updater , connect the Mini to your computer, open updater and choose "Restore".
 
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