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

"EBay goes far to fight fraud - all the way to Romania," By Ian Wylie, LA Times, 12/26/07
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-ebay26dec26,0,2611360.story

"On eBay, Some Profit by Selling What’s Free," posted by David F. Gallagher on New York Times blog, 12/28/07
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/on-ebay-some-profit-by-selling-whats-free

"China's Alibaba.com aims to expand in Europe through acquisitions - CEO," (AFX News Service), Forbes, 12/28/07
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/12/28/afx4478553.html

"Google in search to sell its advertising to newspapers," by James Ashton, Times Online, 12/30/07
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3107412.ece

"VC's New Math: Does Less = More? Thiel Seeks to Change Old Habits by Investing Small on Start-Ups," By REBECCA BUCKMAN, Wall Street Journal, 12/29/07
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119889558568757053.html

"Q&A: Craig Newmark, of Craigslist fame, looks back - and ahead," by Todd R. Weiss, Computerworld, 12/24/07
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9053838

"Last-minute shopping spree boosts online sales," Internet Retailer, 12/26/07
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=24844

"eBay and Kyozou Explore High-Volume Seller Opportunities," Kyozou-issued press release, Ecommwire, 12/28/07
http://ecommwire.com/?id=3942&keys=volume-solution-eBay

"EBay CEO offers tips for success," By Doug Schorpp, Quad-City Times, 12/20/07
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/12/20/news/business/doc4769fc6f99ca1703811716.txt