Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, September 13, 2004.

Industry News & Trends

"eBay CEO Not Tempted by Disney Job," By Colin C. Haley
InternetNews.com, 9/10/04
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3406621

"Rogue lawyer guilty in QXL case"
BBC News, 9/10/04
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3645774.stm

"Offbeat EBay offerings, so-so reality TV: San Carlos' AuctionDrop uses broadcast show to drum up business," by Verne Kopytoff (San Francisco Chronicle)
SFGate.com, 9/12/04
http://digbig.com/4brgm

"Buy! Sell! For some people, eBay isn't just an addictive place to purchase stuff. It's a new career," By Jeff Gammage
Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/12/04
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/9610683.htm

"Line-up for magic kingdom," by Rodney Dalton
The Australian, 9/13/04
http://digbig.com/4brgp

"Amazon and M&S keep schtum on ecommerce deal," By Tim Richardson
The Register, 9/10/04
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/10/amazon_marks_spencer

"Sales help" by Michael L. Diamond
Asbury Park Press, 9/12/04
http://www.app.com/app/story/0,21625,1047553,00.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Firebirds' top bid is $2.7 million"
IndyStar.com, 9/12/04
http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/178071-1527-036.html

"eBay's shingle file growing," By John Tanasychuk
Sun-Sentinel.com, 9/11/04
http://digbig.com/4brgs

"Online auction to benefit hospice"
Watertown Tab, 9/10/04
http://www2.townonline.com/watertown/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=83375

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"What am I bid for this rare antiquity? It's worth £400. I'll take £40 on Ebay," by Fiona Govan
Telegraph, 9/12/04
http://digbig.com/4brgn

"Hawaiian skull leads to arrest: Seller on eBay charged under archaeology law," by David Haldane (Los Angeles Times)
Houston Chronicle, 9/12/04
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2789332

Miscellaneous

"Chief Executives of Two Leading Internet Companies to Headline Dorgan/Chamber of Commerce Event in Fargo on October 11 & 12"
Press Release on Senator Dorgan's Web site, 9/3/04
http://dorgan.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=225674

"Online shoppers to feel clothes"
BBC, 9/10/04
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3644008.stm