I am essentially in retirement as far as buying guns is concerned. The last couple I bought I did buy via Auction Arms. These two were listed with starting prices that left room for an "Auction" not just a for sale listing as you say. As to other items I have noted on numerous occasions an item may be listed on E-Bay at what I would consider a high end price, very near its max worth, while at about the same time another would be listed with a low starting bid. By the end the one with the low start would receive a good number of bids & sell for a higher price then the High Starter closed at without receiving a bid.
My opinion seems to follow yours very closely, either put it up to allow bidding to occur, or don't list it on an auction site.
