Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, October 4, 2004.

Industry News & Trends

"eBay snipered by Google-Amazon comparison shopping threat," by Kevin English
Yeald.com, 10/1/04
http://digbig.com/4bwbb
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http://www.yeald.com/Yeald/about.html

"Froogle UK Quietly Launched," posted by Danny Sullivan
Search Engine Watch Blog, 9/30/04
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/040930-172

"Clavelle campaign pulls campaign online auction amid questions"
WCAX.com, 10/1/04
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=2375283

"Online Auction Entrepreneur Shares Her Savvy," By Susan Palmer
The Register-Guard, 10/3/04
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/10/03/a1.ebay.1003.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"World Bank for sale on eBay"
CNN/Money, 10/1/04
http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/01/news/funny/world_bank_ebay

Miscellaneous

"Auction houses expect high totals for November sales" (AP)
Newsday, 10/3/04
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--art-auctions1003oct03,0,7572474.story