David Pogue’s sister received an odd email from someone who had their grandmother’s photo album. It exposed him to a world of people buying and selling lost family albums.
“Are there better things I could spend my money on? Absolutely,” said one collector. “But am I taking out loans to afford Stanley cups? Absolutely not.”
Dressing room mirrors with touch screens that tell stores about your preferences and buying habits are part of a wider push to track online and offline shopping activity.