I guess you weren't watching for the last few weeks when we averaged 1-2 BTC on Mintpal and .5BTC on Cryptsy for 24 hours day after day.
That's still pretty low, though. We have a lot to go. We need more liquidity in order to create a market.
BTW, is there any project in the works for an auction site?
This is a good idea, I've been pushing for this sort of thing for a while now, maybe somebody who knows to put one up is silently preparing one.
I have a functional craigslist-like site online where publishing ads could be exclusive for karma. If there is enough interest, I'd be glad to continue my work on it. Last time I mentioned it, I didn't really get much response, so I've sort of put the project on ice for a while.
Maybe the best way is to make it live, then we will encourage all members of Karma community to upload, what they want to sell or trade. Make all the prices in karma. Let us make it grow slowly and develop from there. If you can incorporate a sort of SPIN-A-WHEEL karma game to encourage visits, it will be awesome. Throw in anything you deem will be profitable. We will do the rest.