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

"Amazon Pays EU1,000 Daily to Continue Free Shipping in France," By Heather Smith, Bloomberg, 1/14/08
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aFHw4VcOV.YY&refer=us

"Amazon Beat eBay in Holiday Traffic," By Brad Stone, New York Times, 1/14/08
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/amazon-beat-ebay-in-holiday-traffic/?ref=technology

"Customer Service, What About eBay?" posted by Barbara Crews on her About.com Blog, 1/15/08
http://collectibles.about.com/b/2008/01/15/customer-service-what-about-ebay.htm?nl=1

"Proximic to Syndicate Ads For Yahoo, eBay," By Kenneth Corbin, InternetNews.com, 1/16/08
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3721906

"Police: Man Posted Fake Picasso Painting On Ebay," by Valerie Kalfrin (The Tampa Tribune), TBO.com, 1/16/08
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/16/man-posted-fake-picasso-painting-ebay-tampa-police

"Google uses YouTube to lure candidates to Google Checkout," By Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 1/16/08
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080116-google-uses-youtube-to-lure-candidates-to-google-checkout.html

"Air district fines eBay $79,200," By Chris Bowman, Sacramento Bee, 1/17/08
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/641037.html