Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, April 26, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"eBay Eachnet Plans Transaction Fee Reductions," ChinaTechNews.com, 4/25/05 http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=2562

"On Web, eBay Most Popular Brand; McDonald's Least Popular," MarketingVox, 4/22/05 http://digbig.com/4dfrx

"A New Shopping Search Player," by Chris Sherman, Search Day, 4/25/05 http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3500116

"Life under the hammer," Stuff.co.nz, 4/25/05 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3258488a1861,00.html

"Couple plans suit in Web music case," By Mike Rutledge, Enquirer, 4/23/05 http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050423/NEWS0103/504230385

"Intel gives man $10,000 for old magazine," By Dawn Kawamoto, Cnet, 4/22/05 http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-5681311.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Group protests eBay "sacrilege,"" By Karen Muller, York Daily Record, 4/21/05 http://ydr.com/story/main/65993

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Joker Sells Indian Prime Minister's House On eBay, " posted by Mike on the TechDirt Blog, 4/24/05 http://techdirt.com/articles/20050424/2257233_F.shtml

"Computer scientist sentenced to eight months for hacking," (AP), SignonSanDiego.com, 4/25/05 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/computing/20050425-1842-ca-hackersentenced.html

Miscellaneous

"Business Books: Online auction guides bid for attention," by RICHARD PACHTER, Miami Herald, 4/25/05 Free registration required. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11466474.htm