A lot of students get nice gift upgrade instruments. If you aren't in a hurry, wait until the next gift season. Take good photos, do a video demonstration, list it for 10 days, end the auction on a Sunday afternoon, and make sure you mention that it is solid silver head and body in the listing heading. The 80 is a really great intermediate flute. I don't have the gold-plated head, but I do have the B-foot. Supposedly you add 50 to that, etc., but in my case I think it just means 1974. It has the odd situation of having a "74" prefix. I have an Armstrong 80, probably a mid-70's. If you don't feel confident, maybe get a friend who still plays to run up the chromatic on it. And even if you are not in practice, just demonstrating that the flute will play from top to bottom will improve the confidence of bidders. It is best to do the photos outdoors unless you are a studio photographer. It also helps to have very clear photographs. If you link audio/video that demonstrates that the flute is indeed working well, then you will get higher bids. At the other end of the spectrum are those who can probably demonstrate the playability - you have an advantage and should use it. However, a listing of those that actually sold (the actual selling price not the asking price) show prices mostly in the 200-300 range with one a little over 500. A search of eBay shows a number of them listed for around 500. The prices on flutes often reflect an "as is" condition because the seller is unable to play test the instrument. The Armstrong Model 80 is a decent flute but unfortunately, they are not in high demand.
It is dominated by people selling something they are not familiar with. The listings on ebay tend toward two extremes.
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