Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, May 16, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"PayPal Spreads Its Wings: The Web service is going beyond parent eBay. Will the next foray be offline?" by Robert D. Hof, BusinessWeek, 5/23/05
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_21/b3934111_mz063.htm

"PayPal: More Than eBay's Best Friend: With most large e-tailers still potential clients for the service, President Jeff Jordan aims to make it the global Web-payment option," BusinessWeek, 5/23/05
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_21/b3934113_mz063.htm

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Man sues over botched online sale of 9/11 flag," By Dena Potter (AP), Washtimes.com, 5/15/05
http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050514-112609-8947r.htm

"Autograph hound shuns eBay, seeks to snag stars in person," by Karla Adam (Columbia News Service), AZCentral.com, 5/14/05
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0514autographs14.html

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"A rotten club: As costs rise for equipment, so do theft rates," by Brendan Savage, The Flint Journal, 5/15/05
http://www.mlive.com/sports/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1116165005119530.xml