Ken Thomas wrote:
Just curious about it because I saw a used 2010 (excellent condition)
go for $406 on Christmas Eve. And a few weeks before a "new" Grundig
700 went for a $1000. Well after the holidays the 700's are now
getting $450 and the 2010's in great condition are near $300 or less.
Oh well, so it's not the timing. I'll figure it out someday. Guess
the 900 coming out may affect things though.



Timing is part of it, but not how you might think.

It's a bad idea to have your item close at a time that's inconvenient
for your likely bidders to bid - the middle of the night, when they're
at work, the middle of a holiday weekend...

It's also a bad idea to have your item closing just before others just
like it - alas this is often beyond your control.

Perfect pictures of a fuzzy item do better than fuzzy pictures of a
perfect item. Doesn't make sense - it just works that way.

The description is important - here's an example of an auction where
perhaps the seller might get more action if he gave a few more details:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2584410339&category=15 04&rd=1

Puffery works. Here's an auction for a hank of wire with an alligator clip:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3068786105&category=15 051

My favorite line is "The antenna wire is covered with high quality
plastic insulation, one the best insulators in the world!"