Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Friday, January 13, 2006.
"Some PayPal users complain of tax records delay," By Greg Sandoval, Cnet, 1/12/06
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-6026644.html
"EBay scam refund," 1/12/06
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=local&id=3806607
"eBay phish plays on Skype connection," by Simon Aughton, PC Pro, 1/10/06
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/82060
"Pixel-Ad Entrepreneur Closes With an Auction: Bidders Vie to Purchase Last Web-Screen Sections; Copycat Sites Now Abound," by GWENDOLYN BOUNDS, Wall Street Journal, 1/10/06
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113685629830142277.html
"Can Retailers Take the Free Out of Shipping?" By Keith Regan, E-Commerce Times, 1/11/06
http://digbig.com/4fxqf
"EBay pulls Homolka letters from auction," by Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press), Canada.com, 1/11/06
http://digbig.com/4fxqj
"Couple Puts Itself, Family Up For Lease On eBay," Turnto10.com, 1/11/06
http://www.turnto10.com/news/6008219/detail.html
"Ebay, PayPal Customers Flooded with Spoof E-mails," WLTX news 19, 1/11/06
Includes video news report.
http://www.wltx.com/news/news19.aspx?storyid=34090
"Online shoppers turn to Google for search: report," Reuters, 1/11/06
http://digbig.com/4fxqm
"Super Bowl Scam Raises Red Flag: Dozens Of Scammers Caught Selling Fraudulent Tickets," Click on Detroit, 1/12/06
http://www.clickondetroit.com/consumer/6031170/detail.html