Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, May 31, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"Hottest ticket in town: eBay vs. brokers," By Jeremy Mullman, ChicagoBusiness.com, 5/30/05
http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=16638

"Bidding fierce for Chinese online buyers: Great prospects for eBay growth, but local competition is at its heels," by Ling Liu, San Francisco Chronicle, 5/30/05
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/30/BUGLHCVKI81.DTL

"eBay Drop-Off Shops May Face Regulation," LocalTechWire.com, 5/30/05
http://www.localtechwire.com/article.cfm?u=11423

"Think Global on Auctions," By KELLY K. SPORS, Wall Street Journal, 5/29/05
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http://digbig.com/4dnra

"Clicking through a global bazaar; industrial items find buyers on eBay," By RICK BARRETT, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/27/05
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050527/BUSINESS01/505270318/1066

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Mom to advertisers: Place your ads on my baby," (AP) CNN, 5/30/05
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/30/baby.billboard.ap