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

Industry News & Trends

"Do You Need an Auction License to Sell on eBay?" By Cliff Ennico, Entrepreneur.com, 2/28/05
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,320198,00.html

"eBay Grooms Another Phenom," by Kevin Kelleher, TheStreet.com, 3/8/05
http://www.thestreet.com/_tsclsii/tech/kevinkelleher/10212006.html

"EBay Opens Classified-Ad Web Sites Around World," By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) Wired News, 3/8/05
http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Technology&storyId=1001356

"EBay Says Strong Start to China Business in 2005," Reuters, 3/8/05
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7842437

Consignment Selling

"Auction Stores Help Houstonians Cash In On eBay," Click2Houston.com, 3/9/05
http://www.click2houston.com/money/4268283/detail.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Wartime Leaflet in Internet Auction," By Lee Jin-woo, Korea Times, 3/7/05
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200503/kt2005030720210911950.htm

"Camilla puppet is an eBay flop," (AFP), Yahoon News, 3/8/05
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20050308/en_afp/britainroyalwedding

"Blood art removed from EBay auction site; symbolizes religious extremism," Cjad.com, (CP) 3/9/05
http://www3.cjad.com/content/cp_article.asp?id=/global_feeds/CanadianPress/EntertainmentNews/e030933A.htm

"Student Sells Wall On eBay" (AP), Wcco.com, 3/8/05
http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_067192935.html

"Internet casino buys Virgin Mary pretzel for $10,600 US," (AP), Canoe.ca, 3/9/05
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2005/03/09/955645-ap.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"La. men accused in theft of 1,200 golf clubs; hawked them on e-Bay" (AP), Katc.com, 3/9/05
http://www.katc.com/global/story.asp?s=3055485

"Teenage eBay Fraudster In Court," Ananova
http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_1310865.html

"C.W. Post student accused of eBay fraud," BY SAM BRUCHEY, Newsday, 3/8/05
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-liebay0309,0,2767630.story

"City Man Is Charged In EBay Auction Scam: Arrest Is Third In New London In Past Six Months Related To Online "stealing,"" By ETHAN ROUEN, The Day, 3/9/05
http://digbig.com/4cwqf