Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Tuesday, October 3, 2006.

"Director of eBay Developer Program Steps Down," posted by Ina Steiner on the AuctionBytes blog, 10/2/06
http://digbig.com/4ndns

"Yahoo! Hack Day vs. eBay DevCon," posted by Phil Wolff on the Skype Journal blog, 9/30/06
http://www.skypejournal.com/blog/archives/2006/09/yahoo_hack_day_vs_ebay_devcon.php

"Study: Microsoft Anti-Phishing Uses Best Bait," by Matt Hines, eWeek, 9/29/06
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2022470,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL100206EP13A

"PayPal to increase disclosure: COMPLAINTS ABOUT SERVICE LEAD TO SETTLEMENT," By Elise Ackerman, Mercury News, 9/28/06
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15633276.htm

"Fed Up With Fakes," BusinessWeek, 10/9/06 newsstand date
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_41/b4004060.htm

"Treasure trove warning over eBay," BBC, 10/3/06
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5401588.stm

"SKorean retailer reivals eBay subsidiary," By BURT HERMAN (AP), BusinessWeek, 10/1/06
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8KFVI700.htm

"Amazon.com's A9 search engine drops key features," By ALLISON LINN, SeattlePI.com, 10/2/06
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_Amazoncom_Search.html