Most Newspapers will sell the leftover rolls that are not long enought to print out the next batch, usually pick them up around 5 bucks, usually have 500 yards or more of newspaper left on them. Wife uses it for arts and crafts with the kids, I use it for packing.

I think that some buyers forget about the buyer's premium in the heat of the moment and end up overbidding.

That is really the only downside in my opinion. If I know beforehand, who cares, I see a locker I want to bid on, I decide my high bid is $500. So $500 - 10% buyers premium is $450. My high bid is now $450. Another bidder comes in his high bid is also $500. He forgets about the buyer premium and ends up paying $550. Now if There were no premiums and I did not bid $500 first I would have lost anyway. But if there were no permiums and I bid $500 first I win. But in the heat off the moment max bids change as well and usually my original max bid is 30%-50% lower than I really would go sometimes.

Direct withdrawal for free to bank account. Usually takes no morre than 3 days. but then I never am desperate for that money so the wait is no big deal.

I think it depend on the popularity of the item, if I have an item the regularly sells for $100+ with lots of bids, I can start it lower, say $10-$20 bucks. It attracts more lowballers and cheapskates who will not win the auction but bid low and early in hopes of getting a great deal. This in turns shows interest in the item and the higher number of bids early make people look to see what it is that people are bidding on, then you get the more serious buyers attention and the bidding war can begin and coul go well over $100. If I start the bid at $99 I usaully get 1 bid for $99 if I get a bid at all. If the item is less popular all items ending with 1 bid, I would do buy it now all the way.

I guess it depends on what your opening bid price was, and that is as low as you are willing to go. If you had it up for a week auction with no bids and you are not willing to go any lower. I would throw it up for just a buy it now at that price for a month or so, if it still doesn't sell, put it at my yard sale for that price minus ebay fees and shipping costs. still doesn't sell obviously noone in the world that wants it is looking for it at the moment so cut your losses. deeply discount at yard sale or donate to thrift.

I usually use a 7 day auctionand end mine between 6:00 -7:30 pm on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. That way I get an entire weekend for people to find and start watching the item and then they can bid or even last minute snipe, when they are home relaxing or whatever they are doing in the middle of the week. Fridays and Saturdays are horrible because people are busy doing things and Sundays for me are lazy days, I won't even pull eBay up. Basically the people that do search eBay on the weekends. should see my listing if I have it optomized, and be home from work in the middle of the week to bid.

Sorry, forgot to mention I only use USPS, convenient, fast, and cheap, at least for 99% of the itewms I sell.