ContraCostaTimes.com | 12/30/2004 | EBay users turn profits to charity: "EBay users turn profits to charity
By Jessica Guynn
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
For Joe Gazman, charity began online.
His heart broke at descriptions of children ripped from their parents' arms, of generations of families swept away in deadly waves.
As the death toll soared and the threat of disease spread, this 30-year-old Internet company employee from Fremont who has traveled extensively in Thailand decided to do his part. With most charities only accepting cash donations, Gazman began auctioning glossy photographs of Oakland Raiders and Boston Red Sox players on eBay to support relief efforts for victims of the Asian earthquake and tsunamis.
'It's just such a sad situation and more so because these people don't have much to begin with,' said Gazman, who runs an online sports memorabilia business. 'My donations are pretty insignificant, but those people over there, a couple dollars means a lot to them. Even if someone put up $100, that would be enough to feed a family there for half a year.'
Call it a clickathon."
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