Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Thursday, March 24, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"10 years ago, eBay changed the world," By Kevin Maney, USA Today, 3/22/05
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-03-21-ebay-cover_x.htm

"Now, Bazee.com is eBay.in," IndiaTimes.com, 3/22/05
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1058826.cms

"eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a 1977 PU grad, is inspiration for senior Clay Bavor," By Marina C. Isgro, The Princeton Packet, 3/22/05
http://digbig.com/4daag

"SnappyBids Takes Aim at Goliath Ebay," Company-issued press release posted on 24-7pressrelease.com, 3/22/05
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_release.php?rID=4396

"TTC puts lost items on eBay," (Torstar News Service), Metro, 3/22/05
http://www.metronews.ca/news_detail.asp?id=7091

"Microsoft To Join Online Market For Virtual Goods," by Shankar Gupta, Online Media Daily, 3/22/05
http://digbig.com/4daan

"Hytechgear.com eyes search marketing as an eBay alternative," Internet Retailer, 3/23/05
http://internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=14472

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Bride selling maid-of-honor duties on eBay" (Canadian Press) AZcentral.com, 3/23/05
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0323bride-ebay23-ON.html

""Holy Pan" Draws Bid of Over $20,000 on eBay" (AP), News10.net, 3/23/05
http://www.news10.net/storyfull10.asp?id=9889

"U.S. Marshals' "Operation Sandshaker" Cocaine Bust Puts Forfeited Luxury Condo in Pensacola Beach up on the Online Auction Block," Press Release posted on PRNewswire, Yahoo News, 3/22/05
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050322/dctu034_3.html

"eBay Seller Says Controversial Auction of "9/11" Helmet Was A "Joke,"" by Heather Caspi, Firehouse.com, 3/22/05
http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=46&id=40369

"P. Diddy lynx coat goes nowhere on eBay," (UPI), Washington Times, 3/22/05
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050322-013841-3374r.htm

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Store Security Guard Accused of Selling Stolen Items on eBay," (AP), KSL TV, 3/22/05
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=157380

"Identity thieves have many sources besides data brokers," By Joseph Menn (LA Times), Detroit News, 3/22/05
http://www.detnews.com/2005/technology/0503/22/tech-125092.htm

"Online "phishing" becomes common scam," (Knight Ridder), BillingsGazette.com, 3/22/05
http://digbig.com/4daap

Miscellaneous

"AOL Launches Pinpoint Travel," By Chris Sherman (SearchDay), SearchEngineWatch.com, 3/21/05
http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3491376