Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, April 5, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"eBay Fights State Internet Auctioneering Regulation," by Nino (eBay Staff Member), eBay's "The Chatter" newsletter, April 2005
http://pages.ebay.com/community/chatter/2005april/govtrel.html

"Law targets online auctions," By Dana Yates, Dan Mateo Daily Journal, 4/4/05
http://www.smdailyjournal.org/article.cfm?issue=04-04-05&storyID=41479

"ebay's bid for Polish market," by Blazej Karwowski, Warsaw Business Journal, 4/4/05
http://www.wbj.pl/?command=article&id=26315&type=wbj

"FoundValue simplifies selling your old stuff on eBay: Contractors make house calls, handle whole transaction," By Pia Sarkar, San Francisco Chronicle
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/218616_found04.html

"LiveDeal approaches venture capitalists," Posted by Matt Marshall on the SiliconBeat.com Blog, 4/4/05
http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2005/04/04/livedeal_approaches_venture_capitalists.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Utah Man Selling Naming Right on EBay," (AP), ABCnews.go.com, 4/4/05
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=639190

"Home from holiday movie "A Christmas Story" fetches $150,000 on eBay; may be turned into museum," (AP), CJOnline.com, 4/3/05
http://ap.cjonline.com/pstories/entertainment/20050403/2931332.shtml

"Restaurant once owned by Petersons for sale on eBay," (AP), San Jose Mercury News, 4/4/05
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/11308806.htm

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Phishers crowd in on eBay's pond: Online fraud tactic often tries to bait auctioneer's users," By Ian Austen (The New York Times), 4/4/05
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/technology/article/0,1299,DRMN_49_3672831,00.html

Miscellaneous

"Ethical Technologies Sponsors PeSA Summit in Atlanta," press release posted 4/4/05 on PRWeb.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/4/prwebxml224846.php

"Airlines try to stem the trade of frequent-fliers' loot online," By Jenn Abelson, Boston Globe, 4/4/05
http://digbig.com/4dbwt

Off topic, but amusing.
"When nature calls, cell phone owners should answer carefully," By Stanley A. Miller II, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via AP, USAToday.com, 4/4/05
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/2005-04-04-cell-bad-splash_x.htm