Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Friday, April 15, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"Toy Sellers Can Return To Amazon," posted by Mike on the TechDirt blog, 4/14/05
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050414/0135201_F.shtml

"PayPal's Growing Pains," by Peter Kang, Forbes, 4/14/05
http://www.forbes.com/home/ebusiness/2005/04/14/cx_pk_0414paypal.html

"Yahoo offers free hosting to small businesses," by Stefanie Olsen, Cnet, 4/13/05
http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5668342.html

"NFIB warns postal rate hike could hurt small businesses," Phoenix Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2005/04/11/daily13.html

"Auctioneers axe staff as eBay hits trade," by Ellen Read, The New Zealand Herald, 4/14/05
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=3&ObjectID=10120353

"Amazon Eyeing DVD Rental Partnership in U.S.," (Reuters), Yahoo News, 4/14/05
http://digbig.com/4ddwe

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Sioux City Diocese Upset Over Communion Wafer Sold On eBay: Wafer Allegedly Blessed By Pope," The Iowa Channel, 4/13/05
http://www.theiowachannel.com/news/4374380/detail.html

"eBay: Holy Communion wafer didn't promote hate or violence," By Michele Linck, Sioux City Journal, 4/14/05
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2005/04/14/news/local/933dfe0ebce4383686256fe300133d1d.txt

"New Monkeys Named GoldenPalace.com," (AP), CANOE.ca, 4/13/05
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2005/04/13/995798-ap.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Probe continues into eBay sale of stolen bank computers" (AP), 4/13/05
http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3203237

"Former NJ Transit employee charged with trying to sell stolen parts on Internet," Newsday, 4/13/05
http://digbig.com/4ddnq

"Coin thief in eBay bid," The Sun, 4/14/05 http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005171223,00.html

Miscellaneous

"Tech Head: Seller says don't toss it, try eBay," by Patrick Giblin, Modbee.com, 4/14/05
http://www.modbee.com/business/story/10307456p-11114884c.html

"Comcast Outages Prevent Comcast From Commenting On Comcast Outages," Posted by Mike on the TechDirt Blog, 4/14/05
http://techdirt.com/articles/20050414/0942251_F.shtml