Article: Sales show down Two families try selling items via garage sale and online auction. Who made more monry? Time to turn on that computer.(Homes Plus)

Byline: Deborah Donovan Daily Herald Homes Writer

It's an age-old question, or maybe just a new-age one: Which is a better way to sell unneeded stuff: garage sales or online?

The well-known online auction company, eBay, recently ran an experiment in Barrington and says it proves online is superior.

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Marjie Malia and her husband, Sean, held a garage sale and sold $554 worth of items and cleared $395 after ads, signs, price stickers and babysitting, according to figures provided by eBay.

Their ...

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