Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.
Amazon is experiencing some issues causing sold items to appear as open items. It is also postponing the "Sold, ship now" email change to May 30.
"Amazon Un-Planned Event (05/20)," posted on Amazon's Seller Announcement board, 5/20/07
http://www.amazonsellercommunity.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=135153
"Postponed: The "Sold, ship now" e-mail change is now scheduled for May 30," posted on Amazon's Seller Success board, 5/20/07
http://www.amazonsellercommunity.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=135105
eBay and PayPal are on Valleywag's list of "8 Companies We All Hate (and why we use them anyway)," posted by Nick Douglas, Valleywag, 5/15/07
http://tinyurl.com/2eslbg
"eBay DevCon Munich," posted on the Skype Developer's blog, 5/9/07
http://share.skype.com/sites/devzone/2007/05/ebay_devcon_munich.html
"USPS says rate changes going smoothly, but some mailers concerned," By Melissa Campanelli, DM News, 5/17/07
http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/direct-mail/41137.html
"A successful bid to expand: Whitman College will add 500 undergrads to Princeton, thanks to eBay.com CEO," by Ryan James Kim, Star-Ledger, 5/20/07
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-7/117963544845470.xml&coll=1
"Bulk selling on Half.com and lowered expectations," posted by Steve Weber on his Selling Books blog, 5/18/07
http://weberbooks.com/selling/2007/05/bulk-selling-on-halfcom-and-lowered.html
"Companies try eBay to sell themselves," By Michelle Kessler, USA Today, 5/20/07
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2007-05-20-ebay-company-sales_N.htm