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

"EBay loses bid to shield sellers from taxman," by PAUL WALDIE, Globe and Mail, 4/29/08
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080429.REBAY29/TPStory/Business

"Paymate issues open challenge to eBay over buyer and sell protection ," by Stan Beer, ITwire.com, 4/29/08
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17917/53

"Users to pressure eBay chief," by Fran Foo, AustralianIT, 4/29/08
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23613500-15306,00.html

"New uBid CEO unveils a multi-channel strategy for liquidating overstock," Internet Retailer, 4/28/08
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=26187

"EBay CEO Whitman received $10 million pay package in 2007," by AMANDA FEHD, Associated Press, 4/28/08
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jHEcseFzxUxohpaDwVv-c1phEsTQD90B5ITO0

"Connecting eBay Employees and You," posted by Griff on the eBay Chatter blog, 4/29/08
http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2008/04/connecting-ebay.html

"Competing home & garden sites are inching up on eBay," Internet Retailer, 4/25/08
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=26178

"eCommerce Summit Q&A: Part 2," posted by Richard Brewer-Hay on the eBay Ink blog, 4/29/08
http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/04/29/ecommerce-summit-qa-part-2