Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, July 5, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"EBay addresses sellers' concerns," by Bambi Francisco, Marketwatch, 7/4/05
This is video, you may need a broadband (hi-speed) connection.
http://digbig.com/4dwnr

Tech Ticker - scroll down to "EBay CEO settles favored treatment suit," San Jose Mercury News, 6/30/05
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/12021855.htm

"Is your eBay bag a fake?" by TOM RAWSTONE, Daily Mail, 7/4/05
http://digbig.com/4dwny

"A new route opened for eBay sellers: The auction web site's ProStores service will allow sellers to design their own e-commerce sites," By Rachel Konrad (AP), Philly.com, 7/4/05
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/12049737.htm

"Marketworks Honors Three Outstanding eBay Sellers at eBay Live! 2005," Press release posted on PRWeb, 6/29/05
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/prweb/20050629/bs_prweb/prweb256888

"EBay Sellers Fell Into Careers That Fill Their Lives," By Leslie Walker, Washington Post, 6/30/05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/29/AR2005062902935.html

"E-Commerce's Growing Pains: Competition Intensifies as Industry Turns 10 Years Old," By Leslie Walker, Washington Post, 6/25/05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/24/AR2005062401905.html

Weird, Unusual, Celebrity or Charity Auctions

"Lunch with Warren goes for a cool $351,100," by Richard Bloom with a file from Reuters, Globe and Mail, 7/2/05
http://digbig.com/4dwnw

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Man Finds Stolen Stamps on eBay," The Ledger, 7/4/05
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050704/NEWS/507040334/1004

Miscellaneous

"San Jose will stage its own coming out party for South Hall," by Andrew F. Hamm, San Jose Business Journal, 7/4/05
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2005/07/04/story4.html

"Buyers go online to research makes and models, but most close the deal face to face," by TOM INCANTALUPO, Newsday, 7/3/05
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzcov4327753jul03,0,7119192.story?coll=ny-business-headlines