Here is the AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup for Thursday, November 2, 2006.

"A vous de jouer, eBay Francophones! Town Hall Celebrates Newest eBay Site," posted by eBay employee Ninad on the eBay Chatter newsletter, 10/30/06
http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2006/10/last_weeks_town.html

"Special Report: Gaming Ebay," by Mary Crane, 10/31/06
http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/2006/10/30/ebay-google-yahoo-ent-sales-cx_mc_1031auction.html

"Happy Holidays from Google Checkout - FREE (0.00%) processing until end of year," posted by Scot Wingo on his eBay Strategies blog, 11/1/06
http://ebaystrategies.blogs.com/ebay_strategies/2006/11/happyholidays.html

"Woman Allegedly Steals $26,000 From Overstock.com," By Stephanie Schaerr, BYUnewsnet, 10/31/06
http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/61715

"Microsoft targets auctioneers of pirated software," By Joris Evers, Cnet, 10/30/06
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6130910.html