Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, January 4, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"Alibaba: No need to rush for IPO," (China Daily), Xinhua, 1/4/05
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/04/content_2412444.htm

"Overstock.com’s auction chief launches the site with a mix of vision and DIY chutzpa," By Mary Wagner, Internet Retailer, January 2005
http://internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=13723

"Happy holidays for online retailers," By Paul Festa, Cnet, 1/3/05
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5510647.html

Consignment Selling

"Circuit City short-circuits its eBay plans," Internet Retailer, January 2005
http://internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=13715

"EBay for dummies, Inc.: E'town man will sell your stuff online for you," by Sarah Baker, the News-Enterprise, 1/3/05
http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2005/01/03/news/news4.txt

"Post your product on eBay, monitor auction with iSold It," by Anna Marie Kukec, Daily Herald, 1/3/05
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/col_ebuzz.asp?intid=3835575

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Tsunami Web site dispute: Woman who donated tsunamirelief.com domain name reportedly shocked to see it on eBay for $50K," CNN/Money, 1/3/05
http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/03/news/newsmakers/tsunamirelief

"Tsunami Wave Rat Had Best Intentions, Mother Says," by Larry Fine, Reuters, 1/3/05
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7226548

"Ebay Auction" (Route 66 Bricks), (AP), WIBW, 1/3/05
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/1317656.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Yahoo to tackle auction fraud," Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20050104wo32.htm

Miscellaneous

"Major Carriers Increase Rates," by Melissa Campanelli, DMNews.com, 1/3/05
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31404