Listia has been a great site for me. I have been with them a little over 4 years. Since you are first starting out it takes time to build up your background and earn various experience badges. This will show other members they can bid in confidence and that they will receive their item. Another important thing is to always package things securely and well padded with bubble wrap. A thin regular envelope doesn't work for jewerly, only things like postcards. Anyway I have won so many great items. There are comment sections with auctions and member ratings. Do pay attention to those when bidding. Although there are many great members on the site, there are adults and kids(that are not allowed on the site) that try to pull off scams with fake electronics. Members flag them and Listia takes the ad down. A person gets their credits refunded by Listia in these cases. Hope you enjoy this fun journey and good luck on your first auction.