Though no fan of eBay after the hassle I had when they listed my stolen uilleann pipes, I feel obliged to update my earlier post. Small second-hand/antiquarian dealers are increasingly biting the bullet and throwing in their lot with eBay. There is more liquidity in that market than in all the rest put together. And any competent specialist trader will scour the listings, which saves you having to traipse round their stores.

A tip I picked up is that a decent photo can make a big difference on eBay. Thorough and fair description of condition, content, number of plates, etc helps too, but trade-style terms like G/VG are best avoided since many potential bidders don't understand them.

If you are going to be selling small-ticketitems in large numbers, the listing fees can become quite significant, so it's worth waiting for offer-price listing days.