What I think is interesting is that 80% of the items have bids already. Of course many of them are very low bids (because the starting price is low) but if the idea is to get rid of a collection, then they are well on the way. I actually think it is quite a clever way to do things; that many carnival glass items would deluge a regular auction, and knowing that auctioneer, he would get very VERY tired of it very quickly. If they are in good condition (and as a specialist collection you would hope/ assume so) (and the ability is there to ask for a condition report) then it probably doesn't matter that you can't inspect, as a dedicated collector would understand what they were buying from the description and photos.
"Will be a guide (maybe) to what mine are worth." Who knows? There are 2 schools of thought here. One is that you are swamping the market, and would do better if the items were drip-fed. The other is that all serious collectors are attracted in one hit; they know what is available and bid appropriately. Went to an auction a couple of weeks ago where there were a large number of Australian etchings (I collect in a small way.) One person bought nearly every one, outbidding all comers, consequently prices were sky-high. IMO it has set an unrealistic bench mark for some fairly run-of-the-mill artists.
"My prized possession is a large amethyst fluted comport with an emu on it - 20cm high".
Sounds lovely. Although I collect Australiana, carnival glass is something I have always steered away from, mainly because I do not know enough about it to be able to be sure I was not buying one of the "repros" that flooded the market some years back. In the same way I steer well clear of Asian works. 
