Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Monday, January 2, 2006.

"eBay Watch: A Look Back at 2005," By Devin Comiskey, Ecommerce-Guide.com, 12/30/05
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3574386

"Why yes, I'm familiar with that model.." Reuters, 12/29/05
http://digbig.com/4ftdj

"Mall sells old toys you can't touch on eBay," by GIL KAUFMAN, Enquirer, 12/29/05
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/ENT/512300328/1025

"Soldiers sell Iraq medals through eBay," by Sean Rayment, Telegraph, 1/1/06
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/01/nmedal01.xml

"Woman makes money off other people's stuff," by ANDREA MARIA CECIL, Tribune, 1/1/06
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/business/13528264.htm

"Minimoto craze fuels eBay trade in shoddy bikes: Safety fears over glut of machines from China," by Anushka Asthana, The Observer, 1/1/06
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1676060,00.html

"Stolen "Nun Bun" propels artist to national spotlight," By KRISTINA SMITH, Port Clinton News Heralds, 12/31/05
http://digbig.com/4ftha

"Group blasts Taiwan's top shopping Web sites: PC home Online, Yahoo! Taiwan, Taiwan eBay cited," by Evelyn Chiang, Taiwan News, 1/1/06
http://digbig.com/4ftmf

"Online Holiday Sales Rise 30%, New Research Report Shows," Wall Street Journal, 12/29/05
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113587292713033896.html