Mayhaps this topic should be moved to the For Sale section. It could generate more intrest.
As for the starting price, I have no idea.
With items such as this you don't want to start too high, or you'll scare off alot of people. But start it too low, and it may not pay for itself by the time the action ends. Then again, this is a rare item, and it may sky rocket, especially in the last half hour. Then, yet again, I see items like these stagnate after a couple of days, straight to the end.
In other words, who knows? Ebay is just like the weather or the ocean, unpredictable.