But the big joke is that 75% of this online stuff goes for less than $200, says Rothberg.
By the end of 2001, she says, that figure could rise to $6.5 billion.
In 1999, some $2.9 billion changed hands in online auctions, says Sue Rothberg, an analyst at, an e-commerce market research firm. Online auction houses may market themselves as high-end traders in art and culture, but everyday crap is really their commodity.
