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

"Crime and punishment: Using eBay to catch a truck thief," by Robert McMillan, Computerworld, 12/31/07
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=16&articleId=9054639&intsrc=hm_topic

"EBay takes on Craigslist in classifieds," by Bob Tedeschi, (New York Times), International Herald Tribune, 12/31/07
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/28/business/AD31.php

"Top 10 worst tech predictions of all time," by Alex Serpo, ZDNet Australia, 1/2/08
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Top-10-worst-tech-predictions-of-all-time-/0,139023166,339284671,00.htm

"Rumor - eBay in Talks to Buy Korea's Gmarket," posted by Randy Smythe on his MyBlogUtopia blog, 1/2/08
http://rksmythe.blogspot.com/2008/01/rumor-ebay-in-talks-to-buy-koreas.html

"Overstock.com says co-founder Lindsey resigns," Reuters, 1/2/08
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN0217285520080102

"Stumping for eBay," posted on TheDeal.com blog, 12/28/07
http://www.techconfidential.com/money-out/blog/internet/going-going-gone-one-way.php

"Mystery package makes return trip," by ANN McMAINS, Wilmington News-Journal, 1/2/08
http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=161578&TM=35024.03

"EBay chief bids to regain momentum: Meg Whitman must convince Wall Street that the world’s biggest auction site can overcome a string of problems," by Jonathan Richards, TimesOnline, 1/3/08
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3123567.ece

"How Google Checkout helps win over shoppers for UBid.com," Internet Retailer, 1/3/08
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=24927

"Unique Vase Gets $9000 on eBay," by Amanda Tetlak, KFYR-TV, 1/2/08
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=14575

"Helping sellers integrate Checkout," posted by Jayanth Mysore on the Official Google Checkout blog, 1/3/08
http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/2008/01/helping-sellers-integrate-checkout.html