"EBay has changed my life," said Mr. Higginson, who is an avid buyer as well as seller.

Traditionally, immigrants have been the most avid buyers of small live-work buildings.

The magazine provides an avenue through which sellers, traders and avid buyers of sports memorabilia may interact.

Although only a small minority of consumers had earthquake insurance, Japanese are generally avid buyers of insurance, especially life insurance.

There are indications that fans of "Melrose Place," at least, are avid on-line buyers.

He produced a catalogue detailing the collections of the royal family, at the request of Frederick, Prince of Wales, an avid buyer of the engraver's work.

Yet, the avid buyers of Treasury bills, notes and bonds on Friday appeared to be giving Mr. Clinton every benefit of the doubt.

Although Japanese are avid buyers of insurance, spending far more per person on life insurance than Americans, they have been forced by their geological circumstances to accept the risk of earthquakes.

Whatever their provenance, ABC plates and mugs with names on them are mostly available in the United States and in Britain, although the Japanese are very avid buyers.

The avid buyer will show up an hour or two before the sale officially begins and start shopping.