Ever bought or sold anything online? Get ripped off? Good! This story’s for you.
Edmonton Bay, a pretty inlet about fifty miles north of San Francisco, plays host to the largest rummage sale on the planet. Merchants, collectors and bored housewives flock every day to the massive auction halls to buy and sell.

And like any flock, they are easily led. Because their wool falls down over their eyes. And then they feel pretty sheepish.

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