"I'm gonna put it on Craigs List, for first I'll get the model number to put in the ad," Fisher said. "It'll go for probably $50 dollars. I'll put it on there, it'll probably sell in a day or two."

His son's top-quality baseball bat? Doug figures two, maybe three hundred dollars.

An old foosball table? One hundred and change. His creed?

"Do I need it? Can I sell it!" laughed Fisher.

It all started when his son broke the screen on an IPOD. Doug couldn't bear to throw it out.

"So I actually went on one of the major search engines, typed in "sell your broken IPOD." And sure enough, a website came up that called itself: sellyourbrokenipod.com. That's a website that is now called www.buymytronics.com, which buys back used gadgets and electronics with free shipping.

He made a hundred bucks, and got hooked on selling stuff on the internet.

Next, it's the books he read on vacation. On Amazon.com, Doug sells his used copy for $9.50. Filling out a few forms, it's for sale in a matter of minutes.

Bigger stuff like furniture or electronics? He goes to Craigs List, a website with a section just for the Capital Region. Buyers e-mail back and arrange to pick up the loot. Doug's made over $1500.

"The websites make it easy. And you're just throwing out money if you're not using it," said Fisher.

"So I got thinking, what do I have in my house, that I can get rid of and make some extra cash?" said reporter Beth Wurtmann.

In her garage, Beth found a tin bread box, a toy dragon, and a necklace from an old boyfriend.

She'd never sold anything on EBAY, the big auction website.

So she asked James Morrison for help. He actually does it for a living, from a Saratoga Springs office. Morrison sells things for people on EBAY, taking a 30-percent commission.

"If it's worth fifty dollars or more, I can help you sell it on EBAY and to the world," said Morrison.

That's the problem with Beth's bread box and the toy dragon. James thought they aren't worth $50. Better for a yard sale. But the gold necklace? He designed the ad, and launches a seven day bidding war.

"Let's see what happens!" said Wurtmann. "Bidding War! Go!"