Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, January 3, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"Taxman has sights set on eBay traders," The Times, 1/1/05
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8214-1419932,00.html

"EBay spends bigger on advertising," By Theresa Howard, USA Today, 1/2/05
http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2005-01-02-track-ebay_x.htm

"EBay's Little Helpers," by Alex Williams, New York Times, 1/2/05
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/fashion/02EBAY.html

"RV tops eBay search terms: Auction site trends show love of old-style vehicles, electronic gadgets and anything pink," CNN/Money, 12/30/04
http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/news/fortune500/ebay_indicator

"For arts fund-raisers, eBay is the ticket," by Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post, 12/30/04
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/12/30/DDGPLAIH061.DTL

"eBay bargain hunt," By Mark Prigg, Evening Standard, 12/30/04
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/londoncuts/articles/15670293?source=Evening%20Standard

"Partnership offers smooth sailing through eBay," by Lisa Rosato, Arbutus Times, 12/29/04
http://digbig.com/4cjfw

"The timeless art of 'de-gifting': How to get rid of that gift you, uh, always wanted, by Elise Young (KRT Business News), NWITimes.com, 1/2/05
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2005/01/02/business/business/46afbb0f72e3a44986256f7a0079a390.txt

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Prison clothing offered for sale on eBay," by Chris Bishop, EDP24, 12/31/04
http://digbig.com/4cjfs

"eBay auction criticised," News.com.au, 1/3/05
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11839687%255E15306,00.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

Geared toward techies, not end-users:
"Video interview with Howard Schmidt, CSO of eBay," by Mirko Zorz, Net-Security.org, 12/29/04
http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=757

"eBay fraud hits Coffs Harbour," Australia PC Authority, 12/30/04
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/news.aspx?CIaNID=17419

Miscellaneous

"Tech community joins tsunami relief effort," By Steven Musil, Cnet, 1/2/05
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5509797.html

"Business feeds on eBay," News-Observer, 1/1/05
http://newsobserver.com/business/story/1977250p-8354316c.html