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

"eBay Education Specialists Get 60-Day Grace Period," posted by Steve Lindhorst on his GenuineSeller blog, 5/16/08
http://genuineseller.com/ebay-education-specialists-get-60-day-grace-period

""Secure" PayPal page is... you guessed it," By Dan Goodin, Register, 4/16/08
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/05/16/paypal_page_succumbs_to_xss

"What is up with eBay employees?" posted by Shripriya on his Almost As Good As Chocolate blog, 5/16/08
http://shripriya.com/blog/2008/05/16/what-is-up-with-ebay-employees

"Alibaba plans to launch B2B computer," (ChinaTechNews), ZDnetAsia, 5/13/08
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62041264,00.htm

"Softbank says in talks to invest in Alibaba Japan," Reuters, 5/14/08
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUST29697220080515

"Taxes catch up to online sales: State tells sites to start charging buyers in July," By ANDREA JAMES, SeattlePI.com, 5/14/08
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/363170_salestax15.html

"Growth of online house auctions prompts probe," by Eli Greenblat, TheAge.com, 5/19/08
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/growth-of-online-house-auctions-prompts-probe/2008/05/18/1211049067310.html

"Shame, Shame, Shame: Autographed Guitar," MyFoxNew York, 5/14/08
http://tinyurl.com/53ap6n