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...modest--the figurines are still caked with soil, and the small space is crammed with crates--but the price is right. For a figure about a foot high that could, if it is a genuine Nok, command tens of thousands of dollars at a gallery, he quotes a bargain price of $3,000. What you might call a steal...
Orbitz picked a great time to take flight. Travel sites, once bastions of do-it-yourselfers willing to spend hours ferreting out a bargain, have finally become easy enough for the rest of us to use. And unlike many other Web ventures, selling tickets online makes sense. With pricing and availability constantly changing, instant updates are essential. What's more, airlines save up to $20 a ticket in commissions, fees and mailing costs. "You're not shipping 40 lbs. of dog food across the country," says Internet analyst Henry Harteveldt of Forrester Research...
...little reason not to continue cashing in its chips this week. Friday's hefty selloff occurred in a complete optimism vacuum - why buy when unemployment is up, when the dollar won't quit, and when there's naught but dire second-quarter profit warnings in the air? And the bargain-hunters, as a crowd, are a long way from feeling bold enough to rush...
...right pair of sunglasses doesn't have to burn through your bank account. Whether you're eyeing a $175 pair of Persols or a $20 bargain from the drugstore, make sure there's an official decal indicating that the lenses absorb 99% to 100% of the UVA and UVB rays. What you shouldn't accept, however, is any nonspecific wording such as "UV block" or "maximal UV protection." Specific numbers should always be attached...
...Byrne is chipper, to say the least. "I don't even follow the stock market," he boasts brusquely. "What do I care if it's down? It just means more dead buffaloes for me to strip clean." And more bargain buffalo meat for his happy customers...