I have one account for auctions (so I can take advantage of the 40 free listing each month, and one account for BIN products, with a Store so I get 200 free listings.

A few differences I have noticed is, number of views/watches and bids on Auctions, compared to number of views/watches and sales on BIN is massive. I did a test and put the same item up, one as auction, one as BIN. Auction item got 36 views, 7 watches, 6 bids, and sold for $8.80. The BIN one got 11 views, 2 watches, and went unsold (at $7.95).

Another difference was, after doing some trials, when item is listed at 99 cents, it gets far more views/watches, and bids, and tends to go for a higher price, compared to listing it say $9.95. This happened on a regular basis in my trials.

I guess my question, or my conclusion, is, eBay are giving us better "best match" positions, when things are listed as an auction, rather than a BIN price, and even better "best match" positions, when they are listed at a smaller start price.

What do others think ? Could be a possibility ?

If so, why the hell charge $1.50 per auction listing once you have used your 40 free ones. Wouldnt it be better to charge less than BIN price, to encourage people to use auction format ?