The author tells about his decision to sell nearly all of his material possessions on the Internet auction site eBay, and features photographs and brief descriptions of the items, each with a note on how much it sold for and where it ended up.
Budding sleuth Hannah West, the twelve-year-old adopted daughter of a single mom, decides to investigate when a thief targets the paintings of one of Seattle's hottest new artists just before the HONCHO charity auction.
School newspaper reporter Casey Smith tries to uncover who's behind the counterfeit Alienhead toys being auctioned on the Real News website, and also discovers there are good and bad aspects of Internet filtering.
During the Great Depression, Davey learns that a neighbor's property is about to be auctioned, and he rallies his friends, neighbors, and family to help save Strawberry Farm.
As the contents of Miss Opal's house are auctioned off before she moves to a retirement home, Annie recalls all the things they did together, from baking cookies and making ice cream to listening to ball games on her old radio.
