It's all very well saying you don't like Ebay, but not using it means denying yourself the largest market in the world. My wife packed seven parcels this morning, and only one of them was for a UK buyer. Don't ask me why people in New Zealand and Switzerland buy glue from a little shop in Yorkshire, nor an Australian flypapers but, thanks to Ebay, they do. The other destinations were Norway, Israel, and Italy. Lifebuoy soap that last one!
There are times when Ebay annoys me intensely, and it and Paypal are hardly cheap, but I can see which side my bread is buttered. From your point of view, there are serious collectors of model boats who watch all relevant auctions, including Ebay, and an auction establishes the true value of an item (at that time).