You're working on a scene...

you need a detail to fill out...

your character's car, shirt, mug...

Surf on over to the staple of writer's everywhere... eBay.

Jon describes how eBay can be a great detail resource not just for details by research.

For a divorce scene, Jon researched a late model Subaru and found this auction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

And for that same vehicle, farther down in the listing was this interior shot:

 

 

 

 

 

 

While searching for a minor fashion designer, Jon searched for 70's Dress and found this lovely number:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a detail shot of the tag:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eBay can be found at eBay.com.