Try selling handmade items in a shop that charges 35% commission - that is bordering on obscene.

To be fair to Ebay, they allow members to list for free and only take 13.4% when the item sells, given that they have to keep up with the finance laws for countries all over the world as well as keep the site running, I think their fees are reasonable.

Possibly if the only price an unwanted good can attract on ebay is too low for a seller to make profit, that is an indicator that the item should be given away or binned. The reason I sell unwanted books on ebay is that I know local op shops chuck these out automatically - nice to get something back for them on ebay and to feel much better in the belief that if a person buys a book it has a chance to survive a bit longer.

(I've found that putting out a box  on my front wall marked "free stuff" can find a home for unwanted goods. Often find thank you notes in my letter box as a result - shows there are good people out there)