<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Big news! The economy for second-hand shit is booming! Quick, Mr. and Mrs. Unemployed, get that Hummel collection out of Grandma's attic and log onto the Internet!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now we know. Dick inhaled.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joan Opyr/Auntie Established <BR></DIV> <P>From: <A href="http://www.salon.com">http://www.salon.com</A><BR><BR><!-- Headline --><FONT face="times new roman, times, serif" size=5>Cheney: economic stats miss EBay sales</FONT><BR><FONT face="times new roman, times, serif" color=#999999 size=-1>- - - - - - - - - - - -</FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Sept. 10, 2004 | </FONT> <!-- end default pre content --><FONT face="times new roman, times, serif" size=3>Indicators measure the nation's unemployment rate, consumer spending and other economic milestones, but Vice President Dick Cheney says it misses the hundreds of thousands who make money selling on eBay. </P> <P>"That's a source that didn't even exist 10 years ago," Cheney told an audience in Cincinnati on Thursday. "Four hundred thousand people make some money trading on eBay." </P> <P>San Jose, Calif.-based EBay Inc. is an Internet auction site where anyone can sell just about anything, including clothing, cell phones, jewelry, memorabilia, trinkets and automobiles. </P> <P>Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards responded that Cheney's comments show how "out of touch" he and President Bush are with the economy. </P> <P>"If we only included bake sales and how much money kids make at lemonade stands, this economy would really be cooking," Edwards said in a statement. </P></FONT></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>