Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Friday, August 27, 2004.

Industry News & Trends

"Luxury-Goods Firms Are Hunting: Copycats as Web Market Expands," by Christina Passariello
Wall Street Journal, 8/26/04
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http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109347677685401387,00.html

"Shopping round the clock at eBay," By Gail Schiller
Tonight, 8/26/04
http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=2201210&fSectionId=458&fSetId=204

"WKNO to join online auction"
Memphis Business Journal, 8/26/04
http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2004/08/23/daily26.html

"Craig's World - A-list dreams: Self-confessed persistent nerd boy Craig Newmark explains the success of his social classifieds site, craigslist.org," by Tom Sanders
vnunet.com, 8/26/04
http://www.vnunet.com/analysis/1157652

"Indiatimes.com to offer hotel room auctions"
Manoramaonline.com, 8/26/04
http://digbig.com/4bptf

"Governor's bobblehead battle rolls on - to eBay," by Kevin Yamamura
Sacramento Bee, 8/25/04
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/10501873p-11421188c.html

"PayPal Introduces Payment Service in France"
CalTradeReport.com, 8/26/04
http://www.caltradereport.com/eWebPages/page-two-1093595190.html

Fraud, Privacy Issues

"Start-up targets eBay deadbeats," by Matt Hines
Cnet.com, 8/26/04
http://digbig.com/4bpsy

"Over 100 arrested in Net crime sweep" (Reuters)
Cnet, 8/26/04
http://digbig.com/4bpsx