I buy hundreds of gun at live auctions, and I make a profit on almost every one of them. You need to look at what you are really getting. The first eBay picture is free, but as a seller, the best way to avoid problems, and give the buyer a good understanding of what he is bidding on, it to take lots of high quality pictures. GunBroker does not charge for pictures, and you can post all you want. I sold a Chevy Tahoe on eBay once, the idiot showed up on the wrong day to pick it up, he them made a lot of false accusations, and eventually took the money back. Watch out when someone insists on paying the full price of a high dollar item with PayPal. Shotgunner