Your ebay auction is essentially an ad. You don't just "throw something up on ebay" and expect the auction to do well.
Couldnt disagree more. Ive seen ebay listings that had bold fonts 2x descriptions and categories and ended up like a trainwreck. And on the flip side, I CONSTANTLY see trainwreck listings/sellers that are making a killing. Sure, eBay brings you buyers, but thats why they charge you all these fees, so you dont have to advertise and hussle.
Bold fonts don't work,Chief. I sold on ebay an ASM 607 9.8 started the auction no reserve at .99 cents, The auction ended at $240.00. No bold fonts, 5 day auction, and nothing else extra. I know exactly how to get to the top of ebay search on each and every book I list, which is a big key on how to sell on ebay. That ASM 607 was just one example. So I couldn't disagree more with your opinion.
You wanna prove that marketing is key by selling... A graded comic???
Brother me, when you have an Amazing Spider Man # 607 CGC NM 9.8 you dont need anything else but placing it in the right category and clicking list now.
Sure you may wanna write name of artist or writer, or year and month, maybe name of publisher, but all that has no affect on the closing price 99 percent of the time.
I can think of a million things that can affect the closing bid of an auction. "advertising" your listing isnt one of them