I think the challenge, and charm, of selling on eBay is discuss the importance of the item, including its history (provenance), and make the case for why someone would want to buy it. Most people just put the item up, list a few specs, and leave it at that. Maybe they don't know more. But even if I list something I picked up in a garage sale, I pick it up because I know something about it. I don't sell a huge volume, it isn't a business for me, and mostly it is family items. For me, I think the bid prices and the success at selling comes with the story people get when they read the auction. I have managed to sell things that don't sell in other people's auctions, and I think this is why.

The perfume bottle I sold a couple of years ago is a good example - I had to do the research to learn about it so I could get the attention of interested bidders by giving it the correct keywords. Contacting perfume bottle collectors didn't hurt either. The thing I heard from the people I communicated with: "I've heard about that bottle." It was so rare they'd never seen it. That's why I left the photos up on my Photobucket page, because if someone else decides to try to research the bottle again, they'll find information about it.

It's actually pretty interesting about the development of these hearing aids. This is the second generation of electric audible assistance, just one remove from the ear horn. Because it is Art Deco it is a work of art, and I hope that gives value to this item. It's also something that would tend to have been discarded as a used medical device. So this one might be unusual at this point in time.

It's my hope that someone who is an audiologist or some related field collects devices that represent the history of the field. Like [name the profession, i.e., firefighters] collect old helmets, postcards, ads, etc. By working at taking good photos I need to help them see the possibilities. But that's how you sell anything that people don't really need, isn't it?

Gotta wrap things up, get ready for work tomorrow. I did laundry, made bread, there's a 1/2 chicken and two nice chicken burritos in the fridge, and some other things for meals this week. Lots of canned and frozen goods. I'm coasting up to payday with lots of stuff in the freezer and pantry. :)

SRS