Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.
"eBay cross verification bug," By Geoffrey McCaleb, The Register, 1/2/07
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/02/ebay_bug
"Inside eBay's Innovation Machine," by Edward Cone, CIO Insight, 12/6/06
http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2074253,00.asp
"Amazon mystery: pricing of books. A Times reporter finds fluctuating costs for his obscure chosen titles at the Internet retailer,"By David Streitfeld, LA Times, 1/2/07
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-amazon2jan02,1,6024678.story
"This Is A Scam Site Located In Denmark That Resembles An eBay Motors Listing!"
http://www.ebaymotorssucks.com/asrcs-com.htm
"1stdibs In and eBay Out?" posted by Julia Wilkinson on her bidbits blog, 1/1/07
http://blogs.gowholesale.com/julia_wilkinson/?p=76
"Ebay Feedback gone wrong," posted on the eBayers4Change blog, 12/30/06
http://ebayers4change.typepad.com/ebayers4change/2006/12/ebay_feedback_g.html
"Reserve price not met for state jet eBay auction," by Jason Moore, Ktuu.com, 12/29/06
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=5869050
"The Worst Predictions of 2006: Satellite radio will rock, eBay's on a roll in China, and Republicans will continue to rule in Washington," BusinessWeek.com, 12/29/06
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/dec2006/db20061229_154029.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives
"New Year bargains sparked online auction career," By Jennifer Hill, (Reuters), Scotsman, 1/2/07
http://business.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=9932007
"Yahoo to offer full auction refunds in Japan case," Martyn Williams, Computerworld, 1/2/07
http://digbig.com/4qnfn