Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.
At least two international eBay sites have announced fee changes. AuctionBytes is waiting for clarification from eBay on what those changes are exactly. A spokesperson said Thursday that there is not necessarily a correlation between those country-specific announcements and what may or may not happen in any other markets. In the meantime, the following two stories are reactions from bloggers.
"eBay France makes Gallery compulsory," posted by Sue Bailey on the Tamebay blog, 7/25/07
http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/ebay-france-makes-gallery-compulsory.html
"eBay France is Making some Changes!" posted by Randy Smythe on his MyBlogUtopia blog, 7/25/07
http://rksmythe.blogspot.com/2007/07/ebay-france-is-making-some-changes.html
"EBay Director Exercises Options," (AP), Forbes, 7/26/07
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/26/ap3957390.html
"She writes your wrongs," by Margaret Dibben, The Observer, 7/22/07
See item number 2 (thanks to a reader for sending this): "Paypal thinks I'm a pornographer."
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/cash/story/0,,2131791,00.html
"Buyers encouraged to leave worse Detailed Seller Ratings," posted by Chris Dawson on the Tamebay blog, 7/26/07
http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/buyers-encouraged-to-leave-worse-detailed-seller-ratings.html
"The Loser in Amazon's Results: EBay?," posted by Brad Stone in the New York Times Bits blog, 7/25/07
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/the-loser-in-amazons-results-ebay
"Mythbusting: Craig Newmark, filthy rich on eBay's millions," posted by Owen Thomas on Valleywag, 7/26/07
http://valleywag.com/tech/jim-buckmaster
"Interview with SpaceTime CEO and creator Eddie Bakhash," posted by Trevor Ginn on his blog, 7/24/07
http://www.trevorginn.com/spacetime-ebay-browser
"TV Show Looking for Collectors," posted by Barbara Crews on About.com, 7/23/07
http://collectibles.about.com/b/a/257901.htm
