Meltdown 101: Shuttered stores' sites still sell

Circuit City. Linens 'N Things. Bombay Co. They're all out of business, their stores shuttered, many employees laid off.

But according to their old Web sites, they're all still selling, or planning to sell, the same stuff they always did - everything from digital picture frames to leopard-print rugs.

How can this be? Didn't these companies shut down?

Typically, when a company goes out of business by way of bankruptcy, other companies buy its assets - everything from cash registers and furniture to unsold merchandise. Also for sale are assets like the company's name, logo and Web site - some experts...