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

Yahoo is rolling out a new pricing model based on quality of traffic:
"Yahoo! Search Marketing is rolling out a new feature that we think will help enhance the quality, potentially reduce the cost and increase the value of traffic to you, our advertisers. It's called quality-based pricing, and it measures the quality of traffic coming from our distribution partners - that is, the web publishers large and small that display your ads."
See full post on the Yahoo Search Marketing blog, 6/4/07
http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/06/04/a-new-pricing-model-rolls-out-today

More PayPal Technical Issues: "Resolved - PayPal Account History," posted on the eBay System Announcement Board, 6/4/07
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml

eBay UK announced a new policy governing its Classified Ad format: " Classified Ads Policy," posted on the eBay UK Announcement Board, 6/4/07
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200706041150102.html

"Romney sends money ambassador to Ohio," posted by Mark Naymik on the Cleveland.com blog, 6/4/07
http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2007/06/romney_sends_money_ambassador.html

"HPF discontinued," posted by Sue Baily on the Tamebay blog, 6/1/07
http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/hpf-discontinued.html

"Overstock prevails in patent suit," by Mike Gorrell, Salt Lake Tribune, 6/1/07
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_6043652

"An atom ray gun! The king glows!" By Susan Chaityn Lebovits, Boston Globe, 6/3/07
This is a great article about our friend Gary Sohmers.
http://tinyurl.com/yq27o6

"After EBay ruling, patent injunctions no longer automatic," By Stuart Weinberg, Marketworks, 6/1/07
http://tinyurl.com/yqgcvc

"Yahoo! Opens Access to Search Marketing Platform APIs," Yahoo company-issued press release, 6/4/07
http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=246880