Word: flea
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...small-business career began as an eBay cliche. A stay-at-home mother of two school-age daughters, living in rural Crawfordsville, Ind., Young had more time on her hands than money. She had always been good with computers and had an eye for collectibles. She started scouring local flea markets and estate sales looking for undervalued knickknacks she could then list on eBay. At first Young tried to keep 15 auctions going at any given time; then 25; then 50. Eventually, she reached 100. When the packing and fulfillment got to be too much to handle, she hired...
...this is a flea market, as some detractors say, it's the most extensive flea market in human history, covering most of the planet's surface and many centuries of our past. Our collective memories are inventoried here, albeit briefly. A quick search reveals current auctions for an ancient Roman coin, a chunk of the Berlin Wall and a Florida voting machine. They won't stay there for long. Items on eBay move at the speed of humanity. We may not be flying to the moon in 2001, but with eBay's help we're constructing something much more meaningful...
...tells me it would make her more comfortable if I would join her. I'm standing in the doorway to Jacky's hut. About me are flea-infested dogs and puddles of stagnant water several inches deep with garbage, and all around is the stench of smoldering trash. The horror of this daily existence is tangible. I don't like being in this place, and I find depressing the idea of living in a world that has places like this in it. And I know a hit of the mad medicine is the easiest way to make this all seem...
...small-business career began as an eBay cliche. A stay-at-home mother of two school-age daughters, living in rural Crawfordsville, Ind., Young had more time on her hands than money. She had always been good with computers and had an eye for collectibles. She started scouring local flea markets and estate sales looking for undervalued knickknacks she could then list on eBay. At first Young tried to keep 15 auctions going at any given time; then 25; then 50. Eventually, she reached 100. When the packing and fulfillment got to be too much to handle, she hired...
...tells me it would make her more comfortable if I would join her. I'm standing in the doorway to Jacky's hut. About me are flea-infested dogs, puddles of stagnant water several inches deep with garbage, and all around is the stench of smoldering trash. The horror of this daily existence is tangible. I don't like being in this place, and I find depressing the idea of living in a world that has places like this in it. And I know a hit of the mad medicine is the easiest way to make this all seem bearable...