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Web Site Is eBay for Police Seizures An online auction site makes finding a steal far easier than it used to be. PropertyRoom.com works like eBay, only the items up for sale have been seized by police departments all over the country.

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Web Site Is eBay for Police Seizures

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Web Site Is eBay for Police Seizures

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An online auction site makes finding a steal far easier than it used to be. PropertyRoom.com works like eBay, only the items up for sale have been seized by police departments all over the country. Tom Lane, the founder and chairman of the Web site, talks to Scott Simon about how it works.