Is eBay Worth It Anymore?

I just posted a few items on eBay tonight for the first time in many years. I used to have items on eBay constantly back in 1998-2000 and got a bunch of hits and bids and made some excellent spending money. I actually found it to be fun. Now there just seems to be very few bidders out there, the fees are higher and higher, and all of it is so automated that I'm not even sure if I ended up profiting from investing my time and effort into the process. It's more like an online flea market than an online yard sale. Now you can't even trust anyone to send you a check anymore or even a cashiers check or money order because you can't trust them anymore. OH! That reminds me of a story (see my next post) ... .