Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Wednesday, August 31, 2005.

"The CIO Who Admitted Too Much," By Evan Schuman, CIO Insight, 8/26/05
http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,1852559,00.asp

"LaMalfa helps defeat new tax," Red Bluff Daily News, 8/26/05
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,134~26762~3027976,00.html

"Union-Tribune to offer free classified ads to individuals," By David Washburn (Union Tribune) SignonSanDiego, 8/28/05
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20050828-9999-1b28classif.html

"Update: Yahoo Ad System, Customer Service Malfunctioning," Posted on the MarketingVox blog, 8/29/05
http://digbig.com/4ejrr

"Man pleads guilty in eBay car sales scheme," SMH.com.au, 8/30/05
http://digbig.com/4ejyb

"Shopzilla, Scripps: Think "Google,"" By Cliff Peale, Enquirer, 8/21/05
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050821/BIZ01/508210320/1076

"Amazon quietly cashes in on sex toy market," By Jonathan Birchall, Financial Times, 8/30/05
http://digbig.com/4ejyc

"PayPal co-founder readies photo-sharing service," By Alorie Gilbert, Cnet, 8/26/05
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5843575.html

"Disgust at fist fights on eBay: Auction site rapped over Travellers fist fight DVDs," By Linda McKee, Belfast Telegraph, 8/30/05
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=659170

"HMRC Targets Toy Traders Looking For Quick Christmas Profit On eBay," press release posted on Chitern's Website, 8/22/05
http://www.chilternplc.com/news/pressrelease/217