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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 23, 2000 relating to the
financial statements which appear in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
FairMarket, Inc.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 8, 2000



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