Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, May 10, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

Scot Wingo, CEO and President of ChannelAdvisor, will speak at Thomas Weisel Partners Internet Conference on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, where he will provide an overview on the company, its products, services and strategy as they relate to online marketplaces including eBay, Overstock.com, Shopping.com and Shopzilla. ("The Internet Conference 2005: Life in an Infinite Channel Universe")
http://www.channeladvisor.com

BlogKits said it has partnered with Overstock.com's affiliate program. BlogKits seems to be a service bringing advertisers and bloggers together. (Not clear on how the program works.) http://affiliatetip.com/news/article00107.php

""As is," bill isn't worth bidding on: REQUIRING AUCTION PROXIES TO COLLECT FINGERPRINTS ONLY HURTS HONEST SELLERS," Editorial, San Jose Mercury News, 5/9/05 Registration required. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/11600615.htm

Consignment Selling

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Pope's baseball card hits eBay" (AP), SI.com, 5/9/05 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/05/09/pope.card.ap

"Seller burned in "Runaway Bride" toast auction on eBay" (AP), StarTribune.com, 5/9/05 http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5392912.html

"Manitoba couple wants to use baby for unique advertising scheme," By STEVE LAMBERT (CP), Canoe.ca, 5/9/05 http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2005/05/09/1032460-cp.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"eBay fraud boy detained for year," BBC, 5/4/05 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4512709.stm

"eBay sends out mixed messages on security," by Andrew Donoghue, ZDNet UK, 5/4/05 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39197288,00.htm