Looking for a Buick Park Avenue complete with heated leather seats, moon roof and subwoofers?

It could be yours if the price is right.

It is just one of the more unusual things West Virginia University students can find on the recently launched Blue and $old Web site (http://blueandsold.wvu.edu/), a joint project of the Student Government Association and WVU Office of Student Life.

Among the 40 or so items posted as of this week, there is a mini fridge, a laptop computer, a bicycle and a weight machine.

The site is an initiative of student body Vice President Beth Belch, who wanted to create a place on the Web where students, faculty and staff could post items for sale or tradesimilar to eBay.

This is a project that I have worked on as a governor on the board,she said.SGA has been anticipating the Blue and $old launch. I hope that students will find it useful and convenient.

WVU students can access the site free of charge using their MIX (Mountaineer Information Xpress) username and password; employees should use their master ID account information.

Once logged on, users can create accounts that allow them to post, edit and delete item descriptions. Students, faculty and staff also have the option of receiving e-mail notices when new items match their interests, and they can search the site by categorieselectronics, furniture, transportation and miscellaneous itemsor do a key word search.

As college students, were always looking for ways to save money,Belch said,and similar sites have been launched at other schools with great success.

She noted Blue and $old has much of the look and feel of eBay, but no actual sales transactions are made. Potential buyers can contact the sellers through the site for more information.

Blue and $old is a fun way for everyone at WVU to trade, sell and buy,said Tom Sloane, senior associate dean of students.Were very happy to pair up with SGA in bringing this service to our students, staff and faculty. I want to especially credit Alex Yohn, assistant director of accounting and financial systems, for his hard work in developing and bringing this site to life.