The prize list is certainly attractive. There are three main categories:

1. Category/vertical search (re-mix eBay to help people find things more efficiently)
2. Web mash-up (re-mix eBay with another Web service)
3. Multi-platform (integrate eBay with Skype, PayPal, Outlook, GNOME, TiVo, etc.) applications

The eBay Developer Challenge 2006 starts November 14 and ends January 31.

Thanks to my Skype buddy Gary Weir for the heads-up on this news item.

Seems open only to legal residents of the US. Very strange that eBay would be so provincial in their outlook after buying Skype. H'mmmm...