skychicki

Most of them think we're all stupid.

You won't get "hosed." Simply start your auction at the minimum you want. If you would like to get $300 for whatever it is, start the auction at that, that's all I'm saying. People appreciate knowing upfront what you want. The only thing is the fee is more but you get charged a reserve fee regardless of whether you sell it.

As an experienced Ebay user with over 1200 feedback my recommendation is not to bother with a reserve at all. Why pay for it? Why keep making people guess the price? I just put the bare minimum I REALLY want as the starting figure. I find that people respect that. Also, if people take the time to email you and ask the reserve, I would tell them. Then they can stop bidding if it's out of their league. Hope this helps.

Publicity shot? Where are you advertising naked skydiving???