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garage sale fever

With everyone and her grandmother trying to get a few bucks for whatever trinket she's got lying around the house, has the U.S. really become, in the words of Salon's James Poniewozik, one big garage sale? This insightful article points out one of eBay's brilliant moves: establishing "a lexicon in which you don't buy, you win." And it analyzes the "addictive" appeal of PBS' "Antiques Roadshow." A trenchant, entertaining piece that anyone who's ever caught auction fever will appreciate.

Wed, 01 Dec 1999 09:01:37 -0800