eBay raising prices ... Up to 45% price hikes ... <A HREF="http://www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2004/01/05/rtr1198804.html" target="_new">http://www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2004/01/05/rtr1198804.html</A> <A HREF="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2337374" target="_new">http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2337374</A> Exactly the way a strapping young monopoly-in-training company should do. Time for the competition to enter the scene for real.