Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Friday, October 1, 2004.

Industry News & Trends

"Skoll urges valley to create local endowment," By John Boudreau (Mercury News)
Yahoo News, 9/30/04
http://digbig.com/4btty

"Overstock taps into Friendster model: Discount retailer going for eBay's big-volume sellers," by Bambi Francisco
CBSMarketwatch.com, 9/30/04
http://digbig.com/4btwd

"Parents press eBay to clamp down on gun sales," by Sam Jones
The Guardian, 9/30/04
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1316216,00.html

Miscellaneous

"Web board craigslist makes a name for itself," By Janet Kornblum
USA Today, 9/30/04
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-09-28-craigslist_x.htm