When watchers come and go, I assume it means they're shopping. Your first one may have left because they bought a different lamp that was also for sale. They checked out of anything else after they made their choice. When I'm selling something large and unique I tend to look around to see who else has a similar item for sale. Often you'll see the same bidders on several auctions, but when they finally get one they drop off the rest.

A reserve price is something eBay lets you use, but can be an off-putting part of an auction. I didn't use one on the dulcimer I sold before, and wished I had, but I spoke later with the buyer and it turned out that the instrument was a mix of solid wood (the top) and veneer on plywood (the sides), so it was probably a fair price in an auction environment.

What we think it is worth and what it sells for aren't always the same. Starting low, like at 9.99 or thereabouts, people think "I can afford that," and they're hopefully hooked and bid it up. If not (like my air cleaner that I'd like to sell for $50 at least because new ones sell for several hundred) we end up moving it out of the house and the bidder covers the costs for eBay and shipping and I'm a couple of dollars up. This can be disappointing, so you need to think about what is important--moving it out or getting the price--either find a different way sell to get what you feel is the fair price for sure, or join the eBay crap shoot.

It's late and I'm tired. I'm not saying do one or the other, just laying both out for consideration, if it doesn't sell this time around.

SRS