Want West Virginia? Ebay Makes the Sales

From: The State Journal | Date: March 3, 2006| Author: Forinash, Danny | Copyright information

Ebay.com, the online auction site, offers bidders and buyers a massive array of items, and West Virginia has a relatively prominent presence. At any given time, Ebay sellers are offering between 6,000 and 7,000 things associated with the state.

"We always have interest in local items from West Virginia, such as local yearbooks, pictures, funeral fans, jewelry, postcards, Marshall (University) collectibles and many other paper items," said Sarah Miller, a Huntington resident whose Ebay ...

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