Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, April 4, 2005.

International News

"Yahoo Japan sued in class action over Internet auction scams," (AFP), BakuToday.net, 4/1/05
http://www.bakutoday.net/afps/english/shared/hightech/050401171539.me95noyz.html

"Standing up to eBay" (China), by Justin Doebele, Forbes, 4/18/05
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0418/050.html

"eBay woos members with more services" (India), NewsTodayNet.com, 4/1/05
http://newstodaynet.com/01apr/bu3.htm

"eBay India to boost entrepreneurship in India: The company expects women entrepreneurs to constitute around 35 percent to 40 percent of the seller community of eBay in a couple of years," Ciol.com, 4/2/05
http://www.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle1.asp?artid=68743

"NOCHEX Launches Online Classifieds and Becomes David to eBay's Goliath," Creditman.biz, 4/1/05
http://www.creditman.biz/uk/members/news-view.asp?newsviewID=4592

Industry News & Trends

"Follow that margin: eBays the big dog-but with retail seller opportunities elsewhere, competition nips at its heels," By Mary Wagner, Internet Retailer, April 2005
http://internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=14557

Consignment Selling

"Too busy to sell on eBay? Store will do it for you," By CLARKE CANFIELD (AP), MaineToday.com, 3/3/05
http://business.mainetoday.com/news/050403ebay.shtml

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"eBay Sellers Offer Pope Memorabilia," By Emily Pennink, (PA), Scotsman.com, 3/3/05
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4346682

"Advertisers go skin deep," By Christopher Stollar, The Washington Times, 4/1/05
http://washingtontimes.com/culture/20050401-012519-5575r.htm

Miscellaneous

"Bank of Ireland apologizes for e-payment goof" (AP), SiliconValley.com, 3/31/05
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/11278245.htm