on Sep 1st, 2007End of Life Details Include Ebay Life Support Daughter Reports
People have a way of accumulating stuff over the years, so much so, that the self-storage business is booming and the quaint tag sale has been supplanted by the mania of Ebay auction sales. There’s nothing like the thrill of stalking a treasured item on Ebay and snagging it in the final precious seconds of the auction.
What to do with all this “stuff” after a person dies, though, is a crash course in psychology. Sorting through the endless items means coming to terms with a personality who usually goes by the name of mother or father. Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Rosman relates her story of sifting through her mother’s Ebay personality and her penchant for acquiring Venetian, Steuben and Depression art glass and tableware.
Over the Internet, Into My Mom’s Heart