Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.

"Another online auction store leaves customers in the lurch," By ERICA ESTEP, Wate.com, 12/21/06
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=5847054&nav=0Ryv

"eBay Classes for Non-Profits Announced," posted by Steve Lindhorst on his GenuineSeller blog, 12/21/06
http://genuineseller.com/2006/12/21/ebay-classes-for-non-profits-announced

"EBay's China lesson: Go local," By Elise Ackerman, Mercury News, 12/24/06
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/16311645.htm

"TOM Online Must Focus on Products: Connections Don't Ensure Success," by Shaun Rein, Seeking Alpha, 12/24/06
http://china.seekingalpha.com/article/22946

"US internet giants fail to break into the lucrative Chinese market," by Bobbie Johnson, The Guardian, 12/21/06
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1975952,00.html

"The 10 Best Resources for eBay Sellers," by Brad Schepp, American Chronicles, 12/26/06
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=18356

"Small E-Tailers May Not Get "Safe" Mark," By ANICK JESDANUN, (AP), Forbes, 12/24/06
http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/12/24/ap3280845.html

"Auction houses withstand web competition, reps say," (Canadian Press), CTV.ca, 12/27/06
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061227/online_auctions_061227/20061227?hub=SciTech

"Billboard - Based on Real-Life Ebay Forehead Tattoo Advertisement Auction - Plays 59E59," By Zachary Pincus-Roth, Playbill.com, 12/27/06
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/104468.html