The first thing I noticed was your ads. for kettles.
I found them on P.3, (of 164 results) when I searched for "kettles". When I searched for "electric kettles" (17 results) yours weren't in the results at all.
I can't stress enough how literal and Key-Word oriented the ebid search is. (I list in "Art Deco Glass Category" but I still always include "glass" in my title, it won't be shown in a search for "Glass" if it isn't there) It's so important to use your Titles to include the words a buyer will use when searching. The more the better. Adding the word "Electric" will get your kettles shown along with only 17 others, raising the chance of a sale. Brand name, colour and any other distinguishing features that a buyer might search for, will all help.
When it comes to selling feathers as craft supplies I know even less than I do about selling a kettle. When I started selling here, if I sold an item on obay, I always put a note in the parcel telling the buyer that I had more items on ebid and they were generally a bit cheaper because ebid charges less fees and still had paypal payment protection.
For me, Google Shopping has taken over from notes as sales on obay continue to decline. Although, as I'm looking at which of my items are included in their results, it seems that they have a distinct bias towards my older listings. So you might have to wait a while for yours to be shown. But still try to fulfil the criteria to get your items up-loaded so that they qualify to be shown in GS results in the future.
Edited to add. I always have one of my ads. on the "Plug Your Auction" board. It's free and I think gives me some indication of how many buyers are browsing for what I sell. I spot-light one item for a week and usually get between 20 - 50 views a week.