Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.
(Royal Mail) "Strike will continue Monday 15th October to Friday 19th October 2007," posted on eBay UK announcement board, 10/11/07
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200710101553102.html
"EBay Makes a Bid To Lure Lapsed Buyers: With Growth Slowing Down,
Site Targets Clutter, Fraud," By MYLENE MANGALINDAN, Wall Street Journal, 10/12/07
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http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB119214412591356630.html
"Hermes files court case vs eBay -report," Reuters, 10/10/07
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSL1047720520071010
"EBay overpaid for firm: Skype co-founder," By John Bowker, Reuters
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/071009/skype_valuation.html?.v=3
"The Skype hyper: Meg Whitman's career at eBay suffers "an impairment write-down,"" The Economist, 10/4/07
http://www.economist.com/people/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9904716
"eBay's growing pains," by Leigh Gallagher, Fortune, 10/10/07
http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/09/news/newsmakers/ebay_whitman.fortune/?postversion=2007101011
"Yahoo to buy stake in Alibaba.com," By Kennix Chim, (Reuters), Washington Post, 10/9/07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/09/AR2007100900387.html
"More Google Brass Head for the Exits," Posted by Josh on Netly News, 10/10/07
http://blogs.business2.com/netly/2007/10/more-google-bra.html