on Progresso per mio viaggio in Italia

The Goal

So I've been trying to raise money towards my trip (mio viaggio) to Italy for a little over a month now, mostly by selling stuff from my house on eBay.
And I've made some distressing discoveries . ..
So far, by relisting everything I've tried, and failed, to sell several (up to six times in some cases) times . . . I owe eBay more than $100 in listing fees.
Hmmm. This may not be the route to take.
Peccato! (Too bad!)

Winter Wizard Figurine -- Wanna buy?

I'm either going to have to be more discriminating as to what I list, though I thought all those scouting tee shirts, cartoon Christmas figurines and Cat's Meow lighthouses would be far more
popular; or I'm going to have to make a rule that I list it once, and if it doesn't sell, I get rid of it.
Perhaps I'm trying to get too much money out of my old junk? Just because I paid too much for it when it was new doesn't mean some other jerk is going to make the same mistake now.
I refuse to give up my master plan of turning the unwanted, unneeded, redundant stuff in my home into a fabulous trip to Italy next summer.
I've been spending an hour a day studying Italian language, and more reading up on Venice and Rome; my two destination cities.

Nothing left!

I'm just going to have to re-strategize.  (That's a word now.)
So the new plan:
1. List the junk cheaper. List it once. Get rid of what doesn't sell.

Me next summer!

2. Open a separate bank account just for the money I make toward the trip, as I've discovered it's all too easy to spend what's in my Paypal account -- then there's nothing left!
3. Start planning the itinerary. That'll motivate me even more!
If it all works out as I hope, this time next year I'll be returning from Italy to a less-cluttered house, ready to plan my next grand adventure.
Meanwhile, I'll keep you posted as to my progress!