Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Wednesday, December 21, 2005.

"iSold It Snares $7.25M: The company that helps people sell stuff on sites like eBay plans to use the cash for infrastructure and marketing," RedHerring, 12/19/05
http://digbig.com/4fsap

"UPS Facing Possible Strike By Pilots," By Frances Kuo, Wave3.com, 12/16/05
http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=4256768&nav=0RZF

"What's Behind All These Comparison-Shopping Buyouts?" By Mickey Alam Khan, DM News, 12/19/05
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=35098

"eBay Cuts Fees in China; A Sign of Weakness?" posted by by Ezra Marbach on the China Stock Blog, 12/20/05
http://chinastockblog.com/article/5215

"Oodle to Add Events," Posted by Michael Arrington on the TechCrunch blog, 12/17/05
http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/17/oodle-to-add-events

"50G BANANA REPUBLIC THIEVES ARE HELD AT EBAY," BY SELIM ALGAR and STEFANIE COHEN, New York Post, 12/19/05
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/59850.htm

"Japan plans Google rival," (Agence France Press), Australian IT, 12/20/05
http://digbig.com/4fsfe