I am of the opinion that e-bay is a better place to sell than to buy. Every time I've tried, no matter how uninteresting I thought the item to be, the bidding rose until it was way out of proportion with the value of the item.

A guy I work with put a common fishing boat for sale on e-bay. Summary: Soon after posting, someone emails and asked the reserve price. Shortly thereafter, reserve price was bid. Bidding continues upward thereafter. Seller stopped the auction and sold the boat 3 days early... bidding had gotten way out of proportion to the value of the boat.