Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Wednesday, February 2, 2005.

Technical Issues

"PayPal Status Delay in My eBay or on Item Pages," eBay Systems Announcement Board, 2/1/05
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml#2005-02-01164529

Industry News & Trends

"Some sellers leave eBay over new fees," by Mylene Mangalindan (Wall Street Journal), AZCentral.com, 1/31/05
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0131ebay-fees31-ON.html

"eBay's big plans for 2005," 21stCentury.com.cn, 2/1/05
http://www.21stcentury.com.cn/article.php?sid=17301

"Overstock.com enters online auction fray," National Jeweler, 2/1/05
http://digbig.com/4cpbf

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Online retail therapy proves a lifesaver," By Jennifer Dudley, Herald Sun, 1/31/05
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12100467%5E421,00.html

Spud Love
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5554732154

"Casino rents eBay cleavage for £422," By Lester Haines, The Register, 1/31/05
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/31/casino_rents_cleavage

"Your ad permanently tattooed here, there and everywhere on New York man's body," by FRANK ELTMAN (AP), Free New Mexican, 1/29/05
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/9869.html

"Animal Rights Activist Sells Her Skin for Charity," (Reuters), Yahoo News, 2/1/05
http://digbig.com/4cpbj Update from New Zealand Herald: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10009179

"103-Year-Old Local Artist Sells Works On eBay," TheWGALchannel.com, 1/31/05
http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/4148758/detail.html

"NHL raises $72,000 for tsunami relief with online auction," (AP), 2/1/05
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/02/01/sports1531EST0360.DTL

"Willmar teen offers himself as prom date on eBay," (AP), Grandforks.com, 2/1/05
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/state/10789192.htm

"Superjumbo Parts "For Sale on Ebay,"" by Will Batchelor, Scotsman, 2/1/05
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4075023

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Touts flood eBay with black market tickets," By Tim Richardson, The Register, 1/31/05
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/31/ebay_securicor_tickets

"Call to treat cyber crimes as federal crimes," Newindpress.com, 1/31/05
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEK20050130100549

"History for sale on Web alarms state," By MARK I. JOHNSON, Daytona Beach News-Journal, 2/1/05
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/03AreaEAST01020105.htm

"Man charged over stolen goods on eBay," Herald Sun, 2/2/05
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12123203%5E1702,00.html

Miscellaneous

"Mogul aims for economical gateway to space," By Todd Halvorson (Florida Today), USA Today, 2/1/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-02-01-mogul-rocket_x.htm

"Are You Ready for Wagglepop?" By Devin Comiskey, Ecommerce-Guide, 1/31/05
http://ecommerce-guide.com/news/news/article.php/3466631