QXL ricardo plc, a pan-European online-auction site, signed a strategic marketing partnership with MSN effective in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The agreement gives QXL a strong presence across several properties, including the MSN Auction Channel and the Shopping home page. QXL will also offer its auction services to MSN and Microsoft to provide special auctions of Microsoft products or unique items. Neil Mason, Chief Marketing Officer of QXL ricardo, said, "This is a significant partnership for QXL, providing us with an excellent opportunity to reach the greatest number of people across Europe through MSN's extensive network. In addition, it also provides us with a cost-effective method to offer and introduce the excitement of online auctions."

Europemedia.net reported that German government agencies may be thinking about taking legal action against eBay over sales of Nazi propaganda on its auction site. Europemedia is published by Van Dusseldorp & Partners, an Amsterdam-based pan-European Internet research and strategy company. http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=7715