The past is some whack shit. It has asbestos, Taco Bell’s Waffle Tacos, and analog eBay. That last one is what we used to call auction houses in the beforetimes (which was weird cause everyone was like “what the hell is eBay?”) In any case, those places are still around and primarily servicing rich people, like the auction house out of Pennsylvania where Dave works, with phone bidding being part of his duties. This is what his job has taught him:
Ostrich Report 