online auction

Online auctioneer EBay is eliminating "listing" fees for occasional sellers as it tries to entice more users to its website in the face of stiff competition from arch rival Amazon. Sellers will be able to list up to 100 items every month for free with eBay taking a cut of the final sale.

In another sign the economy has plumbed new depths, the rich (who, need it be said, aren't like you and me) have a new, high-tech way to unload their lavish wares -- the Internet. U.S. millionaires down on their luck and looking to offload those heirloom family jewels, or that underutilized...