Strapped Americans Turn To eBay

from the save-us,-eBay! dept

People in need of a bit of extra spare cash used to sell items at a pawn shop, or unload used books and CDs to local shops. Now, when people need a bit of extra cash, they start hunting around their apartments and houses looking for what things they can sell on eBay. The article has the story of a recent college grad who can't find a job. He now goes to local used bookstores, buys up cheap books, and then resells them for twice the price on eBay. He said he asked one of the bookstores for a job, but they turned him down - but now he realizes he's making more money off of them anyway.

Add Your Comment

Have a Techdirt Account? Sign in now.
Name
Email	Get Techdirt’s Daily Email
URL
Subject
Comment	this is for spambots, do not use this
Options	Plain Text HTML
	Save me a cookie

Plain Text: A CRLF will be replaced by break tag, all other allowable HTML is intact
HTML: No formatting of any kind is done without explicitly being written in
Allowed HTML Tags: <a> <blockquote> <hr> <tt>

<< Carmakers Taking A Step Back From E-Commerce | Ricochet Still Planning To Come Back >>

Search Techdirt

And now, a word from our Sponsors..

15% off discount for Techdirt Readers

Subscribe to Techdirt's Daily Email Newsletter