It is true what many sellers have stated here; either its a 'hobby' selling items on ebay OR it cannot be your only avenue for selling items.  Also, this forum does mainly highlight the 'difficult' transactions as sellers seek advice from those with experience on how to handle difficult buyers when ebay provides little consequences for them.  I have had some wonderful feedback and additional private messages from buyers who have been more than happy with their purchcased items and the feedback wasn't enough to express how thrilled they were with their purchase.

You can include 12 free photos on listings and there's ample space to be honest about the condition and item specifics - that's the most important thing.  I even will state in the description that I am "unsure about the working order" of the item.  It comes down to honesty.  For example, I'm not a clock or watch person, but I've listed a couple of pocket watches and a mantel clock.  I had a expert watch collector and seller (he is not part of the bidding, but obviously keeps an eye on such listings) send me a private message about one of the pocket watches which I assumed wasn't working.  I followed his instruction carefully and it worked !!  So there are some very nice people out there ......... much like life generally.

Also, with ebay and paypal fees, for me it's not worth selling anything less than $5.