Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, May 2, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"EBay moves gala from S.J.: SANTA CLARA GETS CONVENTION EVENT," By Tracey Kaplan, Mercury News, 5/1/05 http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/11531557.htm

"EBay's Bid To Regain Its Glow," by Robert D. Hof (BusinessWeek), EcommerceTimes.com, 5/1/05 http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/ebiz/42557.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"If money is no object, Sox tickets easy to get," By Bruce Mohl, Boston Globe, 5/1/05 http://digbig.com/4dhae

"CASINO NAMES "GOLDEN" TOT FOR 15G," New York Post, 4/30/05 http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/45642.htm

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Officers warn of eBay, lottery scam," ByChris Berendt, The Sampson Independent, 5/1/05 http://digbig.com/4dhaf

Miscellaneous

"A skeptic's transformation to an eBay fanatic" (Book Review), By John P. Mello Jr., Boston Globe, 5/1/05 http://digbig.com/4dhad

"Beckenbauer sees little chance of stopping eBay sales," (AP), FoxSports.com http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/3579596