Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Friday, August 4, 2006.

"WhaBam Seasons Auction Site With Community Elements," by Dianna Dilworth, DMNews.com, 8/2/06
http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/e-commerce/37657.html

"Alibaba Poaches B&Q China President," Posted by Riki Hsu on Pacfic Epock, 7/31/06
http://www.pacificepoch.com/newsstories/70509_0_5_0_M

"Postal Service Finds a Friend in the Internet," by Katie Hafner, New York Times, 8/2/06
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/02/business/02postal.html

"Something Hinky This Way Comes," posted by Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne on the Overstock.com discussion boards, 8/1/06
http://forums.auctions.overstock.com/viewtopic.php?t=14196

"Meebome - lets you chat directly from any homepage," posted by Matt Marshall on the Mercury News' SiliconBeat blog, 8/2/06
http://digbig.com/4mete

"Ebay trader jailed for selling fakes," icBerkshire, 8/3/06
http://digbig.com/4mfcj

"HILTON AUCTION TO BE HALTED?" Contactmusic.com, 8/1/06
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/hilton%20auction%20to%20be%20halted_1004148