Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Wednesday, July 27, 2005.

Industry News & Trends

"eBay requiring that all sellers using PayPal must accept credit cards," Internet Retailer, 7/22/05
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=15558

"Companies piggyback on eBay success," CNN, 7/25/05
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/07/25/spark.ebay

"Oregon Duo Charged With Selling Hot HP Gear On EBay" (TechWebNews), Information Week, 7/25/05
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166402301

"Trader Classified Takes Major Stake In Soufun.com," China Tech News, 7/14/05
http://www.chinatechnews.com/index.php?action=show&type=news&id=2792

"Trader CEO discusses stake in China real estate classified site SouFun," China Stock Blog, 7/26/05
http://www.chinastockblog.com/2005/07/china_real_esta.html

"House Overwhelmingly Passes Postal Reform Bill," By: Melissa Campanelli, DM News, 7/27/05
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=33583

Fraud, Privacy, Security Issues

"Oregon Duo Charged With Selling Hot HP Gear On EBay," (TechWebNews) Informationweek.com, 7/25/05
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166402301

Miscellaneous

"Developer Interviews: MarketBlast," AuctionSoftwareReview.com
http://www.auctionsoftwarereview.com/interviews/marketblast.asp

"When ads create stars, brands can be overshadowed," By Theresa Howard, USA Today, 7/25/05
http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2005-07-25-overstock-track_x.htm