First time puttingon ebay general advice.

[spellbound]

Today I received two 2008 diaries signed by jacqueline Wilson with two signed postcards. I thought it best to put these on ebay pretty soon as they would make great christmas presents. The rest of my stuff will go in about 8 months.
Just looking for some general advice, eg should i put a reserve if so at how much? How much do you think they will sell for?
Should i sell a postcard with each diary or all seperately?
Are there any things i should definatly say? Should i show a picture of the note she sent me to prove they are real?

Lots of questions ! I just don't want to miss something important.Would really appreciate any help

[GeorgeStar]

I have only used ebay a few times. but make sure you say its for charity and say its hand signed by Jacqueline and donated to you by her for your charity because then they know its not a fake.

[spellbound]

Ok I'll be sure to do that, Plus i can put a scan of the letter she wrote me saying i hope these will help your charity and things.

Ok so the only question that remains is what should i put the reserve at ? How much should these reach?

[GeorgeStar]

The books alone are about £10, so if you think theyre signed I would say about £30 and upwards.

[Nammzi]

I don't know much about ebay, but the only item that I have sold was a signed CD. I decided not to put a reserve, because if something has a reserve on it people may tend to think "Oh, it already quite high, I probably wont get it for the reserve" or something like that and not bid, but if there i no reserve then they may be more likeley to think "Oh I'll just give it a go", and put in a couple of bids.

That is just my opinion, but I do understand that as it is for charity and it is a great item, you don't want it to go for a silly price