The May fee restructuring closed the loophole I was using to sell high priced items.

Prior to that you could use a Classified Ad with Best Offer listing and only pay $70 total (19.99 listing fee and a final value fee capped at $50 maximum). Plus it still appeared with the regular listings (Auctions/Buy It Now).

Face it, ebay has become more of an advertising medium now than an actual selling medium for high priced items. They are still the best option for advertising only and making your item "known" in terms of coverage.