Christmas is coming, and if you're like me, you are wracking your brains for interesting and unusual gifts for family and friends and teachers and co-workers and possibly a little something to reward yourself for all that wracking. You deserve it, you know. If you are REALLY like me, you are also praying for a shopping alternative that does not require braving the mall or a series of chain stores. Yes? Then I have the answer for you: the on-line auction.