Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, October 26, 2004.

Industry News & Trends

We reported Friday morning that Yahoo is closing its Yahoo PayDirect online-payment service, the company now has a special section on its Web site to help users with the transition:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/paydirect/close

CertaPay the Canadian Email Money Transfer Company Now Charges for Each Transfer," posted by Knarf
Knarf.ca blog, 10/25/04
http://www.knarf.ca/archives/000487.html

"Napster befriends PayPal," By Dinesh C. Sharma
Cnet, 10/25/04
http://news.com.com/Napster+befriends+PayPal/2100-1027_3-5425204.html

"EBay apologizes for glitches, promises faster service," by Rachel Konrad (AP)
SiliconValley.com, 10/21/04
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/9974883.htm

"Yahoo to Close PayDirect Online Payments Service"
Reuters, 10/22/04
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=6587207

"Can eBay Keep the Mojo Going?" by Robert Hoff
Business Week, 10/21/04
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2004/nf20041020_7220.htm

"£99m eBay trouncing rival QXL," by Guy Dresser
This Is Money, 10/21/04
http://www.thisismoney.com/20041021/ht83792.html

"Gay auction site launched in UK," by Leigh Phillips
DMEurope.com, 10/21/04
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=3941

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Spurned eBay lover off to pursue dog of his dreams," by Kate Foster
Scotsman.com, 10/24/04
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1232872004

"eBay Bidder Pays $37,400 To Be Part Of Disneyland Attraction"
NBC4.com, 10/22/04
http://www.nbc4.tv/entertainment/3842438/detail.html

"Ebay Project Integra: Ebay Motors Editors Charity Challenge," By Robert Choo
TurboMagazine.com (no date found on page)
http://turbomagazine.com/features/0412tur_ebayproj

"Serial killer's Corvette, van headed to eBay," by Nicholas K. Geranios (AP)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 10/22/04
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Serial%20Killer's%20Wheels's%20Wheels

"Livestrong bands on eBay? It's not about charity," by Matt Hines
Cnet, 10/25/04
http://news.com.com/Livestrong+bracelets+get+second+life+on+eBay/2100-1038_3-5425719.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"EBay virus 'start of worrying trend,'" by Robert Jaques
Vnunet.com, 10/25/04
http://www.vnunet.com/news/1158981

"Alleged Thieves Caught Via eBay," By Kevin Killen
The Winchester Star, 10/22/04
http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/041022/Area_EBay.asp

"Man charged with selling coins on eBay he did not deliver," by Michael Shaw
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10/22/04
http://digbig.com/4cakw

"Beware of e-mails from 'eBay': They could be frauds," by Rick De Bruhl
Arizona Republic, 10/25/04
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1025action25.html

"Stolen saddle found on eBay," By Terry Corcoran
The Journal News, 10/23/04
http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/102304/b01p23putsaddle.html

Miscellaneous

"EBay Merchants Trust Their Eyes, and the Bubble Wrap," by Kate Murphy
New York Times, 10/24/04
Free registration required http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/24/business/yourmoney/24ebay.html?oref=login

"AOL members get more access to its content," By Jefferson Graham
USA Today, 10/24/04
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-10-24-aol_x.htm

"BSU offers eBay shopping course," By Gail Koch
Star-Press, 10/25/04
http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/0/028446-8630-004.html