[Bill Pritchard]

I believe eBay's heyday is over. They will remain a viable format for many people selling smaller (i.e., lower $$$) items, but as you've discovered, selling pricier items costs too much money with their new rules. Then throw in the fact that it's almost impossible anymore to give negative feedback to a seller if you've been legitimately screwed, and it becomes even more difficult to have a warm fuzzy feeling about using them.

They also remain an effective advertising media for selling a vehicle, provided you put a high enough reserve on it so that it doesn't actually "sell" via the auction.