Start with the amount you want to get for the item.
Base this on your procurement cost (if it was abandoned in your basement, that would be zero), add in your eBay and Paypal fees, allow for secure packaging, and your time spent primping, photographing, describing and listing (minimum wage in ON is 17 cents a minute).
Put it up at auction with Calculated Shipping and confirm that shipping to the US is clear to the buyer.
Double check that the item can be viewed and understood on a mobile device.
If the price is too low, you will get requests to end the auction and sell it immediately. Don't.
Most bids come near the end of the auction.
If the item was sold as a 'collectible', there is a very good chance that the manufacturer saturated the market. And the original buyers (or their estates) may also be disposing of collections. It's good to see that you understand that many collectibles are nice to own, but are not investments and may never even equal the inflation rate in value.
