Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Friday, December 2, 2005.

"Big eBay Users Shun Skype," By Jonathan Berr, TheStreet.com, 12/1/05
http://digbig.com/4fmxq

"Microsoft Takes on eBay, Google Base," TopTechNews.com, 12/1/05
http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=39830

"eBay buys hundreds of Galaxy servers," by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com, 11/29/05
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39238818,00.htm

"Skype rolls out video-call update," By Jessie Seyfer, Mercury News, 12/1/05
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/13301663.htm

"Jury Still Out on Cyber Monday," By Mickey Alam Khan, DMNews.com, 11/30/05
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=34931

"In-flight cell calls can't annoy fliers, but Net calls can," by Kevin Maney, USA Today, 11/29/05
http://digbig.com/4fmpn

"Online auction to benefit RFK charity is loaded with star appeal," by Eric Gershon, Cape Cod Times, 12/1/05
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/onlineauction1.htm

"Jerry Garcia's toilet could be yours: Headed for eBay to benefit nonprofit Sophia Foundation," by Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/30/05 http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/30/BAGGQG0BD81.DTL