Even though ebay won't always have a record of a harder to find, particular piece, google usually will. Most sites you'll see in your search results on google won't always tell you very much though, likely a "call us for pricing", or "call for availability", etc., but, if you'll scroll through enough of them you can find information about the part there, enough to use in your own ebay listing, and if you do happen to see a (usually unrealistic) price while scrolling though those search results, it can still indicate an item which has been the object of multiple previous (specific) searches, and help give some clues as to what it is, how to describe/identify it in your own listing, and whether you'll want to begin your auction at .99, 9.95, or 24.95(all excellent beginning prices due to the stepping of ebay listing fees). Such as, if you can be certain an item will garner multiple bids, .99 gets it going fast, if you can't be certain of that, a 9.95 + shipping will at least insure your trouble will be repaid to some extent, and in cases where you hope at least one bid, and if it should be worth it, a 24.95 will at least make that bid a bit of a plus to your pocket, as well as supplying them with an item that they won't likely soon find elsewhere.
And as always, I highly recommend a ten day auction on such, harder to find, items, using the pre-listed format(completed at least 2 hours prior to actual auction "start", giving it time to be fully incorporated into their system, and visible/searchable before it actually "begins", a dime very well spent). THEN, you might be well enough prepared to succeed at acquiring the most acceptable, true market value for it
You will not find anybody anywhere stepping forward, offering to "volunteer" to you this fair market price. You will only achieve it by hard work in researching, and listing it on an "open" market. (should you choose this route, it does get easier after some experience)
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