Selling on ebay : eBay Guides

I sold on ebay a long time ago. I forgot the finer points when listing a product always put a recerve price or put your first bid higher. I found out that when you put your first bid at a dollar and put no reserver price you just might sell the item at a dollar so next time when i sell 7 dvds for 1 buck just hope i don't have to cross my fingers and pray for some other bidders