Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Wednesday, March 16, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"If eBay CEO left, who'd replace her? WHITMAN'S DISNEY INTERVIEW SPARKS SUCCESSION TALK," By Michael Bazeley, Mercury News, 3/15/05
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/11140895.htm

"Top 25: Influential business leaders," CNN, 3/15/05
eBay CEO is number 16.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/02/28/cnn25.top.business

"The Man Behind Overstock," by Brian Richards, The Motley Fool, 3/15/05
An interview with lots of things I did not know about Overstock's CEO.
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05031507.htm

"QXL bid battle enters final straight," By Robin Langford, NetImperative, 3/15/05
http://www.netimperative.com/2005/03/15/QXL_final

"Ohio forces changes for eBay users," By Connie Cartmell, The Marietta Times, 3/14/05
http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/0314202005_new01ebaystory.asp

"Greenlighting sales: Local individuals, businesses alike profit from eBay," By Sarah Jeffords, Business First of Louisville, 3/13/05
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7177754

"Online Shipping Auctions Gearing Up for Long Haul," By Jennifer LeClaire, E-Commerce Times, 03/14/05
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/ebiz/41038.html

"eBay miffs old guard: Online auctioneer takes the fun out of antique-hunting, local dealers say," by Dave Pizer, Ottawa Sun, 3/15/05
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/Internet/2005/03/15/961585-sun.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Pharming Out-Scams Phishing," by Michelle Delio, Wired, 3/14/05
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0%2C1377%2C66853%2C00.html

"Top Five Online Scams," PC World.com, 3/10/05
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1740&e=1&u=/ttpcworld/119941

"Site aims to quash auction fraud," By John Leyden, The Register, 3/15/05
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/15/report_auction_fraud

Miscellaneous

"Google Adds New Tool Amid Local Search War," By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters), 3/15/05
http://digbig.com/4cxra

"How to sell your stuff online: Your junk could be someone else's treasure," by Kim Komando, Money.cnn.com, 3/14/05
http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/14/technology/komando/online_auctions