EBAY? Anyone?

I sell on ebay, started off really well, just began by selling things around the house. Because I was doing so well, and because I am a stay at home mum, I thought I could contribute to the families finances by buying to sell, so I just bought a few things and again did really well. Then I was told that if I was buying to sell I had to go self employed, so I did that, and since then it has gone downhill!! Dont get me wrong still getting customers and everything but I am now spending more out than I am actually making, which is no good. So now I have to review my situation and see what I can do about it.

I just started selling on Ebay. I tried several bids for my Southwest Art magazines, having seven bids open for seven days. I did not get one bite. When the auction ended, I again put the items for bidding again, for seven days. Still no interest. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I am a little disappointed. I thought people would like to see beautiful photos of the southwestern United States and read about the cultures and artists in that region.

I stopped using eBay a whole back because of all the fee increases and such. It was making it hard to earn a profit if you were selling low cost items. With the recent fee reduction though I have considered picking it back up again since I did average about $200-$300 a month after costs. I am also interested in any other good auction sites that are out there. I have heard of a lot of people moving from eBay to Amazon lately, but not sure how well that is working out for people. Does anyone here use Amazon?