Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, July 11, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"PayPal launch to spur e-commerce," The Standard, 7/9/05
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Business/GG09Ae08.html

"Open Sesame? Or Could the Doors Slam Shut for Alibaba.com?" Knowledge@Wharton, 7/8/05
http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.asp?p=400029

"EBay to launch PayPal in China by end of year, rival "not concerned"" (AFX), Forbes, 7/7/05
http://www.forbes.com/home_asia/feeds/afx/2005/07/07/afx2126966.html

"A Retail Revolution Turns 10," by Gary Rivlin, New York Times, 7/10/05
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/business/yourmoney/10amazon.html

"Coupon users clip costs by the billions: People from all income strata are users," By Mary Ethridge (Knight Ridder), IndyStar.com, 7/10/05
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050710/LIVING/507100368/1007/LIVING

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Woman pleads guilty in fraudulent eBay sale, will be deported," KMOV-TV, 7/8/05
http://www.kmov.com/localnews/stories/070805cccakmovdeport.89d2745c.html

"Metro police combat rise of Internet scams," By Paul Wilson, The Courier-Journal, 7/9/05
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050709/NEWS01/507090381

"Online gold buyers say they got the shaft," by Laura Elder, The Daily News, 7/10/05
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=39282d01d5e616c0