Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Thursday, February 10, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"Analysts Wonder if EBay's Easy Growth Days Over," by Lisa Baertlein, Reuters, 2/8/05
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7574224

"For eBay sellers, higher fee is a bad deal," BY JIM WYSS, Miami Herald, 2/8/05
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/10843182.htm

"EBay battles Google for control of the Net," By Bambi Francisco (CBSmarketwatch), Investors.com, 2/8/05
http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=25807325&brk=1

"eBay tweaks deal after its stock dives," By Dawn Kawamoto, CNET, 2/8/05
http://digbig.com/4cqde

"eBay Observatoins," by Amey Stone, Businessweek, 2/9/05
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/wellspent/archives/00000023.htm

"The Web: New bids for eBay customers," By Gene J. Koprowski (UPI), Washington Times, 2/9/05
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050208-055056-5988r.htm

"Overstock Trims Auction Listing Fee In Response To EBay," By MICHELLE TSAI, Wall Street Journal, 2/8/05
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Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"WA couple selling child's name on eBay," Sydney Morning Herald, 2/8/05
http://digbig.com/4cpxx

"eBay pulls ad for unborn's naming rights," Sydney Morning Herald, 2/10/05
http://digbig.com/4cqdk

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Resident rues Internet auction site purchase," By HARRY YANOSHAK, Bucks County Courier Times, 2/4/05
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-02042005-444394.html