Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, August 23, 2004.
Industry News & Trends
New York Times profiles 22-year old eBay Gold PowerSeller Josh Mohrer, owner of Rational Fashion.
"Entrepreneurial Success via the Internet," by David Koeppel
New York Times, 8/22/04
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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/22/jobs/22home.html
"China lures Amazon.com, other online e-commerce giants" (AP)
The Star Online, 8/22/04
http://digbig.com/4bpea
"eBay Motors puts site enhancement in the fast lane"
Internet Retailer, 8/19/04
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=12687
"EBay appoints DLKW Dialogue for online project," by Jennifer Whitehead
Revolution 8/20/04
http://digbig.com/4bnyt
"Tiffany and eBay Clash Over Sales of Fake Goods," by Michael Bobelian
New York Law Journal, 8/19/04
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1090180362167
"How to pump up your eBay profits," by Jonah Freedman (Money Magazine)
Money.cnn.com, 8/19/04
http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/19/pf/ebay_selltips_0409
"eBay Mompreneurs: New Trend"
CBS News, 8/19/04
http://digbig.com/4bntj
"AG pulls out big guns to fight Web sales of lethal weapons," by Tom Mashberg
Boston Herald, 8/19/04
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=40506
"Business sells items on auction site for those too busy to do it themselves," by Karen Spiller
Nashua Telegraph, 8/22/04
http://digbig.com/4bpec
"Look out eBay, pawnshops going online"
The Electric New Paper, 8/19/04
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,70754,00.html
More on the local shopping front.
"Newspaper-Owned Web Venture Tries Local Sale Search," by Zachary Rodgers
ClickZ News, 8/18/04
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3396991
"Net a healthy profit from the global cyber marketplace: The rise of auction websites has taken spare bedroom businesses out of the home and on to the world wide web, says Iain S Bruce"
The Independent, 8/21/04
http://money.independent.co.uk/personal_finance/invest_save/story.jsp?story=553516
"Jeff Bezos: "Blind-Alley" Explorer"
Business Week, 8/19/04
http://digbig.com/4bnxc
Interesting article about Morgan Stanley stock analyst Mary Meeker, who championed dot-coms in the early days.
"Climbing Back Up: Ready to reign again, Wall Street's fallen Queen of the Net tells NEWSWEEK: 'I'm not hiding out anymore,'" By Charles Gasparino
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5783173/site/newsweek
Weird, Unusual or Charity Auctions
"Even 90210 loves a 5-and-10: Champagne wishes, caviar dreams color rummage sale of rich," By Joe Garner (Rocky Mountain News)
Inside Denver, 8/20/04
http://digbig.com/4bnyd
"Oklahoma School For Sale On Ebay" (AP)
KOTV, 8/19/04
http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=67397
"Belgium goes for sale on Ebay – Cheap," by Nick Farrell
The Inquirer, 8/19/04
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17968
Fraud, Privacy Issues
Why you might not get that golf club you ordered on eBay.
"Items slated for eBay; police arrest 2nd man," By Shannon Tangonan and Mark Arner (Union-Tribune)
SignOnSanDiego.com, 8/21/04
http://digbig.com/4bpeb
And why big-name retailers may not be problem-free.
"Ohio sues Best Buy, alleging used sales" (AP)
Mlive.com, 8/19/04
http://digbig.com/4bnxj
