Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Thursday, March 31, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"Secondhand blues for eBay consignment sellers," By Declan McCullagh, Cnet.com, 3/30/05
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5645746.html

"A Piece Of The Action," Investors.com, 3/29/05
http://www.investors.com/editorial/issues01.asp?v=3/29

"EBay Wins Fresh Legal Victory In Challenge Involving Patents," by Lee Gomes, Wall Street Journal, 3/30/05
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111214241438592622,00.html

"Dad Tries eBay Ad To Locate Missing Son: Posting Gets Removed By Web Site Operators,"10news.com, 3/30/05
http://www.10news.com/technology/4331595/detail.html

"oodle: Google for Classifieds," posted by Greg Sterling on the Local Media Blog, 3/27/05
http://blog.kelseygroup.com/kelsey/index.php?/weblog/more/oodle_google_for_classifieds

"Ebay bids goodbye to Goodby," Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, 3/30/05
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2005/03/28/daily28.html

"eBay Jettisons Goodby, Silverstein & Partners,"By David Gianatasio and Jack Feuer, AdWeek, 3/30/05
http://www.adweek.com/aw/national/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000862340

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Eager to be a maid of honour, Edmontonian wins role with an eBay bid of $395," National Post, 3/30/05
http://digbig.com/4dbaa

"Woman Sells Her Name on EBay for $15K," (AP), ABC News, 3/29/05
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=624300

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Scots police warn of eBay scam: Bidders urged to watch out for "Second Chance Offer" fraud," by Iain Thomson, vnunet.com, 3/20/05
http://www.whatpc.co.uk/news/1162195

Miscellaneous

"Post office promotes its eBay connection," by Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, 3/29/05
http://business.mainetoday.com/news/050329ebaypost.shtml

"Online Searchers for Job Seekers," by Bob Tedeschi, New York Times, 3/28/05
Free registration required.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/28/technology/28ecom.html

"New York Tax Collectors Telecommuting To Tennesee," posted by Dennis on TechDirt Blog, 3/30/05
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050329/1829218_F.shtml