Daniel Nissanoff

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HOW WILL WE SHOP OFF-LINE? You'll start thinking, Do I want to buy a classic handbag or an "It" bag in a trendy color? There's not a big difference in cost, but the classic bag has residual value. Also, you're going to shop more frequently because you're going to be able to move in and out of goods for the same price. At least one large department-store chain is considering reselling customers' clothes on eBay in exchange for store credit. Imagine buying a new handbag that comes with a card that says, "When you're ready to sell this, call this number, and someone will pick it up, sell it and give you credit toward your next handbag."

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STIGMA ABOUT SECONDHAND GOODS? The Internet allows you to be anonymous in your purchasing. It's not like you're rummaging through someone's garage. When you walk out of your home in that designer dress, no one will know it was previously owned. Also, some things are being sold on eBay with the tags on.

DO YOU FUTURE SHOP? I regularly buy and sell watches online because I enjoy nice watches, but I also enjoy variety. When my wife has a loud, uniquely colored cocktail dress and doesn't feel like spending a few hundred dollars on a pair of shoes she'll wear with it once a year, she'll buy a gingerly used pair on eBay. I get a new computer and cell phone every six months to a year.

YOUR BOOK IS ON EBAY FOR $5. I know I need to live by what I preach, but I sign as many books as possible so people have incentive to keep them.