When I was offloading a bunch of stuff on the Bay some years back, here's what worked for me:
1) $1.00 opening bid. Shipping separate; a lot of buyers just look at the bid amount going and bid accordingly.
2) No reserve. As mentioned above, this is an expenditure, not an investment. Your objective is to get the stuff relocated to someone ELSE's table/shelf/basement.
3) For maximum return, a ten day auction. Time the start for Thursday evening around 10 PM Pacific time. The auction will end on the second Sunday night at 10 Pacific time, catching bored Left Coasters wishing to do some last minute buying.
YMMV. 
Mitch
