E-Salvage: The Internet Revs Up Vehicle Auctions.

From: Claims | Date: August 1, 1999| Author: Woods, Randy | Copyright information

When-one mentions the word salvage, several things may come to mind: wrecked cars, rusted machinery, algae-covered boats, quick cash, risky bids at sandlot auctions. Rarely does one use the terms high-tech or "e-commerce" with an industry known for extracting treasure from trash. Not anymore.

As it has done with almost all businesses, the growth of the World Wide Web is changing the rules of the salvage business. With the Internet, an old, totaled Buick on the auction bl...

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