ebay scares me but i do think you can get great deals. sounds like you are cleaning UP in the spoke market there.
I’ve avoided E-Bay all these years, so this is my first experience. So far, it’s been terrific. Easy to understand and to “play”. The other day I ordered a gravy boat from Canada. I had deliberately avoided all sellers from out of the country because I did not want to get involved with customs and high shipping costs.
The piece just showed up in my mail, and it was BEAUTIFUL — much grander than I had anticipated. And no extra charges and no problems with duty and/or exchange rate. The Ontario seller says that most of their business is in the US.
I find that you have to be careful with Spode, since it is English in origin. So, there are lots of sellers from the UK, Canada, and Australia. I might not have it so easy from other places. Also, there are US dealers who advertise on UK E-Bay. They quote in pounds, but ship from the US.
Anyway, description is important. You can email the seller with questions before the auction is over, and they answer. I’m not ready to start selling on E-Bay, although I have enough stuff that I could.