Heh! I say it to me, too.
I got to the root of my misunderstanding very late last night - it's that Dutch auctions have disappeared. Long ago, apparently, but without my noticing. That's what I was trying to set up.
Live and learn! I'll try this as a fixed-price auction before I resign myself to photographing 285 skeins of thread!
Thanks, wiz, I appreciate your help.