Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, February 14, 2006.

"New eBay scam fleeces buyers by hijacking auctions," By Ed Teachout, KATU.com, 2/13/06
http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=83298

"EBay stings Amex users," by Sascha Hutchinson, This is Money, 2/14/06
http://digbig.com/4ggxc

"PayPal push puffs eBay," by Simon Hayes, Australian IT, 2/14/06
http://digbig.com/4ggpa

"Figurine dealer pleads guilty to fraud," by DAVID ASHENFELTER, Detroit Free Press, 2/14/06
http://digbig.com/4ggxb

"eBay Unit to Increase Presence in Europe," (AP), Businessweek, 2/13/06
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8FOD5O80.htm

"Prosper: The eBay of Loans?" by Robert Hof, Businessweek, 2/13/06
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2006/tc20060213_147523.htm

"Sales at eBay QuikDrop store surpass $25M," UPI, 2/13/06
http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?StoryID=20060213-015632-1179r

"The Slippery Slope of Two Tier Email," posted by Michael Geist on his website, 2/13/06
http://digbig.com/4ggpb

"Sharon hospital photo on eBay," The Mercury, 2/13/06
http://digbig.com/4ggpj

"Knoxville franchises believe online auctions are wave of the future," By LARISA BRASS, KnoxNews, 2/12/06
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/business/article/0,1406,KNS_376_4460456,00.html