Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, February 22, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"Is eBay spinning out of control?" by David Rowan, Times Online, 2/20/05
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1494621,00.html

"Bidding adieu to eBay," by Paul J. Lim, US News, 2/28/05 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/050228/biztech/28secondary.b.htm

"Traders turn eBay into gold: Businesses are selling their wares on eBay, reports Joanna Tovia," News.com.au, 2/8/05 http://finance.news.com.au/businessowner/story/0,10278,12168228-36437,00.html

"eBay bids to win China battle," by Lisa Baertlein, New Zealand Herald, 2/19/05 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=3&ObjectID=10111702

"SGS Is in Talks to Expand Testing for EBay, Add Boats," Bloomberg, 2/21/05 http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aVGlxjWUYokQ

"Miami students launch online auction for college communities," by JENNIFER KAY (AP), Miami Herald, 2/18/05
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/10935355.htm
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http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/02192005/biz_nati/65567.htm

"eBay boosts developer program: Single API schema is set for tapping into e-commerce site," By Paul Krill, InfoWorld, 2/16/05
http://digbig.com/4crhf

"EBay eyes open source for development software," by Johan Bostrom (IDG News Service), Computerworld, 2/21/05
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1348783947;fp;16;fpid;0

"EBay sellers riled at fees: Online auction site's vendors balk at higher prices," by Verne Kopytoff, San Francisco Chronicle, 2/18/05
http://digbig.com/4crkw

"Is The EBay Fee Increase Actually Good For Business?" by Tim Knox, Webpronews, 2/18/05
http://www.webpronews.com/ebusiness/smallbusiness/wpn-2-20050218IsTheeBayFeeIncreaseActuallyGoodForBusiness.html

"Seminar to cover the secrets to eBay success," by Pat Sherman, SignOnSanDiego.com, 2/17/05
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050217/news_m1m17tfpow.html

Consignment Selling

"A piece of the auction," By JOAN VERDON, Bergen Record, 2/20/05
http://digbig.com/4crph

"eBay Experts Reveal Top-Dollar Tips: Garland Auction Store Owners Share Secrets," nbc5i.com, 2/18/05
http://www.nbc5i.com/money/4212347/detail.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Resume Writers Market Their Services on eBay," By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN, StartupJournal.com, 2/21/05 http://www.startupjournal.com/ecommerce/ecommerce/20050222-needleman.html

"McDonald's chip fetches $75,000 at e-auction: Supersize this!" by Robert Jaques, vnunet.com, 2/18/05
http://www.pcw.co.uk/news/1161355

"Candidate auctioning self as handyman on eBay, hoping to raise funds for campaign," (AP), Beacon Journal, 2/20/05
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/10950425.htm?1c

"Student Puts School President on eBay" (AP), New York Post, 2/21/05 http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/E/EBAY_OHIO_STATE

"Indian skull for sale on eBay may yet return to Monacans," By Dan Reany, NewsAdvance.com, 2/21/05 http://digbig.com/4crsd

"Stolen "Little Britain" Road Signs Up for Auction on eBay," By Laura May (PA), The Scotsman, 2/18/05
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4150776

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"EBAY CONMAN NETS £35K," By David Brown, People.co.uk, 2/20/05 http://digbig.com/4crqw

"Online auction providers grapple with fraud," By Juan Carlos Perez, Industry Standard, 2/21/05 http://www.thestandard.com/internetnews/000982.php

"Aust eBay users demand faster fraud responses ," by Angus Kidman, ZDnet Australia, 2/17/05
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39181527,00.htm

"Online auction providers grapple with fraud," by Juan Carlos Perez (IDG News service), Computerworld, 2/17/05
http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/ebusiness/story/0,10801,99840,00.html

"Online auction sites generate most Internet fraud cases," by KAUKAB JHUMRA SMITH (Capital News Service), The Capital Online, 2/19/05
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2005/02_19-40/TOP

"E-mail crooks pose as eBay, banks: Experts advise people to never divulge bank account or credit card numbers over the Internet," By JOHN DARLING, Mail Tribune, 2/18/05
http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2005/0218/biz/stories/02biz.htm

"Online auction providers grapple with fraud," Juan Carlos Perez (IDG News Service), PC World, 2/17/05
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1819558132;fp;2;fpid;1

"New Phishing Tactic Dangles Millions As Bait," By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News, 2/18/05 http://www.techweb.com/rss/60402291

"Secret Service: Fraud Threatens Economy," By Spencer Swartz (Reuters), Washignton Post, 2/17/05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33031-2005Feb17.html

"No-contest Plea in ChoicePoint Identity Theft," By ALEX VEIGA (AP), Washington Post, 2/17/05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32814-2005Feb17.html

Miscellaneous

"Auction Counts," posted on Knarf.ca Blog, 2/21/05 http://www.knarf.ca/archives/000591.html

"EBay vet knows tricks of the trade," by Fran Henry, The Plain Dealer, 2/18/05
http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/11087228449610.xml

"Who in the world is David Chu? EBAY MARKETING EXPERT DEIFIED BY ONLINE TREASURE HUNTERS WHO MAY BE A LITTLE LOOPY," By Michael Bazeley, Mercury News, 2/10/05
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/10942110.htm

"Google toolbar move raises online ire," By Stefanie Olsen, News.com, 2/18/05 http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5582792.html