Ebay selling
First, please note I don\'t have a ton of experience selling minis, I have sold a few painted ones, but most of my selling experience comes from selling other things... take that into account when reading my advice. But also keep in mind I frequently watch auctions of painted minis that I think are \"interesting\" to see how things will end...
Hmm, well in a way this is a tough question. I never use the reserve option, as many people just plain hate the fact that they could \"win\" the auction but still not get the mini, so often won\'t bother. I personally set the starting price at the minimum I would be happy with - but you have to expect not to get exactly what you want for it, especially early. Keep in mind 9.99 is better than 10 and 24.99 is better than 25 (because of ebay\'s fee structure). You need the starting bid lo enough to interest people, but not so low you won\'t freak if that\'s the final price. To be honest, looking at your stuff, I might even consider just setting the start price at $1 (this is dangerous if you\'re not a top painter or unknown, but it can work brilliantly - suck in people to bid once, and they\'ll come back when outbid again and again...). All it takes is two people that think they\'re getting a good deal to drive up the price... gotta love bidding wars. Sometimes though it takes a while to build up a \"name\" for yourself, but once you do it should be easier to set your starting prices low and still get what you want... Finally, keep in mind some miniature lines sell better than others, in particular, GW seems to do the best, though Reaper also has a niche...
One other tip - do NOT use eBay\'s picture service, it makes things look kinda crappy, use links to your site if at all possible instead...
Also, it is often better to save up and list many things at once rather than go the piecemeal approach - when people think they\'ll save money on combined shipping, they\'ll often bid on multiple items driving up the price... or they\'ll happen to see another one of your items through the \"see seller\'s other items\" link.
Anyways, note these are my opinions, and I am not really saying what is the best thing to do, because it can vary... but I hope this helps some, hopefully someone who\'s done a lot more eBay selling than me can chime in
--Katie G.
