Hannelore, let's talk about the selling of art, shall we? I'm in the same boat, so to speak. what does the word "vernissage" mean? I found putting a painting on ebay for the first time to be a daunting process. First of all, it means coming out as an artist in the market place. Second of all, learning Ebay is like learning a different language. I put mine up on auction with a too low starting price based on what I saw others doing. I did not know about the "reserve" type lising until later. Hann, you can't sell the painting framed for $40.00 (forty US dollars) because that is way way too low. Did I read your figure right? Did you put a "reserve" on it or did you put it up for auction? I like the way JJ started a story over your painting!