When I saw this, I kind of felt the same, I was a little sad seeing my old Touch Pro 2 go away. It has been good to me for about 2 years till the display broke. So many good and bad times I had with this phone.
Just like other tech, life moves on and tech moves on, but, there is nothing wrong saying your good byes to a old piece of gear you spent almost every day with for the last 2 years (99.9% of the last 2 years) of my life with.
I almost had a tear before I sent it away.