In an economic downturn, there are deals of a lifetime everywhere. But as bargain-hunting “vulture consumers” scoop up everything from foreclosed homes to toys on eBay being sold by desperate parents, are we pawning our morals in the process?
Jennifer Saranow Schultz is a freelance reporter based in San Francisco. She was previously a reporter at The Wall Street Journal in San Francisco and New York, where she covered everything from specialty retailers and social networking to consumer finance and cars.