Originally Posted by prncess674
Selling things with a reasonable "buy it now" is great for items that have a fairly identifiable value but some things aren't that easy to sell. My parents deal in discontinued china dinnerware. When it is a rare piece to a discontinued pattern people will get into bidding wars, especially if it completes a set of grandma's china that was passed down to them. It's one item that people bid with their hearts. I don't think people get as attached to electronic gizmos and such.
Sometimes the seller doesn't appreciate the value of what they are selling. When I upgraded to my current Treo 650, I had a Samsung i500 surplus. It was pretty beat up, but functional. I figured I might get $50 for it. It eventually sold for $250. With my rebate from Sprint, the Treo was effectively free.