Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Friday, January 14, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"EBay Will Test Its Pricing Power Via Fee Increase," By DESIREE J. HANFORD, Wall Street Journal, 1/13/05
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http://digbig.com/4ckkg

"EBay to Increase Fees, Angering Sellers," by RACHEL KONRAD (AP), SiliconValley.com
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/10638097.htm

"Qxl Ricardo 'Unable to Back Takeover Bid,'" By Louisa Nesbitt, Scotsman, 1/13/05
http://business.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3998245

"eBay eyes huge China potential" China Economic Net, 1/13/05
http://en.ce.cn/Business/Enterprise/200501/13/t20050113_2838519.shtml

"Family Rejects Winning eBay Bid For Frank Must Die Sticker: GoldenPalace.com Bids $10,700 To Benefit Young Cancer Patient," NBC4.com, 1/13/05
http://www.nbc4.com/news/4079825/detail.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Fake bids detract from girl's work" (CP), London Free Press, 1/13/05
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/01/13/896737-sun.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"ID thief gets prison; losses may have totaled $100 million," (AP), MercuryNews.com, 1/11/05
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/10619326.htm