To promote the site, they are auctioning gift certificates to Square businesses, tickets to concerts and the upcoming Dalai Lama speech at Harvard, and an iPod (starting bid: $1).
Lessin said he wants users to post more creative items and services, noting that most of the items posted so far have been text books.
“We’re waiting for someone to realize they can post two hours of their time to help people move in,” he said. “I’m a little disappointed that there have been no outlandish auctions.”
—Staff writer Nathaniel A. Smith can be reached at nsmith@fas.harvard.edu.
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