A friend of mine is auctioning off New Year’s Eve babysitting services on eBay. Need a babysitter within 75 miles of Sunnyvale, California for the 31st? I’ll vouch for her. There are at least two others auctioning off babysitting on eBay for that night. A guy in Austin has set his price starting at $1000, so my friend is a bargain at $200. When I mentioned this to my officemate he said her approach was too high tech and recommended that she instead post paper fliers around the neighborhood. (Oh but that just wouldn’t be as much fun!)