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BILL COSBY'S sweaters auctioned on eBay for Father's Day. Pudding-pop stains included...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...wife have instead pledged "within a year to have only things that we use daily in our apartment." Ten years ago, "I wore hats, and we made crepes every Sunday," he says. "But that's not who we are anymore." So he sold the fedoras and crepe pans on eBay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Live With Just 100 Things | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

THROW AWAY! DONATE GARAGE SALE KEEP CONSIGNMENT GIVE TO FRIEND KEEP EBAY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Live With Just 100 Things | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

...that figure may be higher than you think once you consider the value of your unique biology. “Human commodification” is a nebulous term which has peppered debates on everything from prostitution to genome patenting to selling your “soul” on Ebay; but what remains undeniably clear is that markets in “personal” goods will always exist and continue to mature. We need to reevaluate our justifications for limiting the rights we afford people over their natural endowments, and in particular, their organs...

Author: By James M. Wilsterman | Title: The Human Commodity | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

...were started with less than $100,000 in capital. That's clearly in Cook's "go back to work, and pay off the credit card" range. And contrary to what most people imagine, most new businesses are not started with risky, new-to-the-world ideas like those of eBay and Google, which promise to transform the way we buy things. Cook reported that when his company launched its Quicken software program, there were already 46 similar products on the market--causing him to joke, "We enjoyed 47th-mover advantage." Columbia University business professor Amar Bhid found that only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Myth of the Fearless Entrepreneur | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

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