1.   Andale Inc. of Santa Clara wants to transform anyone who ever sold a Beanie Baby on eBay into an online auction power seller.

2.   But as long as eBay thrives, power sellers appear to be here to stay, and their numbers will probably grow.

3.   Electricity sales to U.S. consumers are expected to be deregulated over the next few years, expanding sales for power sellers other than traditional utilities.

4.   He added that these power sellers are in dire need of software and services to manage all their transactions.

5.   His eBay business is now large enough that he has chosen to become an eBay gold power seller.

6.   The federal government is expanding an investigation into alleged electricity price manipulation in California, looking at Dynegy as well as a number of other power sellers.

7.   The judge said he will recommend the commission order new hearings to calculate what the state and the power sellers are each owed.

8.   The judge, analysts say, has no authority over the fluctuating price of electricity charged by wholesale power sellers and marketers.

9.   They have searched for ways to check the tendency of power sellers to exploit infant markets and charge high prices, Joskow said.

10.   Davis said the change was need to limit the influence of the utilities and power sellers on critical decisions affecting consumers.