Web site pairs cast-offs with those who treasure them

IHT: "Wanted: old socks, 'ripped, without partners, and of any size or color.' Offered: a telephone pole. Wanted: a chicken coop, a doghouse, a barn. Offered: 'Excellent quality landscaping rocks. Organic lemons will be given away to those who take the rocks as an extra bonus.'
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The Internet has fed dreams of unimaginable wealth, a hope that in many cases turned out to be as fleeting as an instant message. It began as a way for the military and then academia to communicate, with little thought to profit, before evolving into a worldwide "