Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Thursday, December 29, 2005.

"Man pleads guilty to unleashing attack on eBay," (AP), San Jose Mercury News, 12/28/05
http://digbig.com/4ftcc

"eBay Seller Profile: Adam Hersh," By James Maguire, Ecommerce-Guide, 12/28/05
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3574031

"EBay pet listings blasted," By Julie Arrington, Montgomery Advertiser, 12/28/05
http://digbig.com/4ftas

"PUPPY LOVE: Kudos to eBay for its ban on Internet animal sales," Houston Chronicle, 12/27/05
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/3550884.html

"With Shopping Season Over, Re-gifting Kicks In to Full Gear," ABC News, 12/27/05
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1446350

"New Players in Shopping and Comparison Search," By Chris Sherman, ClickZ, 12/28/05
http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/opt/article.php/3573571

"Who'll Give Me $50 For This Purse From Nana? Auction Sites Entice People To Sell Off Unwanted Gifts; EBay's 10-Cent List-Fee Day," By JESSICA E. VASCELLARO, Wall Street Journal, 12/28/05
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113573215269332594.html

"Google Base Switches To Force All Searchers Through Jump Pages," Posted by Danny Sullivan on Search Engine Watch blog, 12/28/5
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051228-080130