WXIA-TV An Unlikely Star of the Holiday-Shipping Season: The US Postal ServiceBusinessweekThere was a lot of post-Christmas discussion about how UPS (UPS) fumbled its last-minute holiday deliveries, and FedEx (FDX) apologized for some late-arriving packages, too. What went largely unmentioned, however, was that the stellar performance of …Bloomberg Businessweek: Somehow, …

Wexford Post Office Deli gets stamp of approval for history, tasteTribune-ReviewAt the Wexford Post Office Deli, your lunch comes with a side order of local history. The tiny, one-room, wooden structure now sits at the intersection of Wexford-Bayne Road (aka Route 910) and Church Road, just short of where 910 …

Police: Man stole brains, sold them on eBayUSA TODAYINDIANAPOLIS — The details sound like the plot of a bad horror movie: Desperate for cash, a young man breaks into a warehouse to steal the brains of dead mental patients, and the body parts are later sold on eBay. This story …

Pennsylvania man lands 'corrected' 1918 stampsPatriot-NewsStamp Find In this combination of two 2013 photos released by the United States Postal Service, a reissue of two versions of the famous “Inverted Jenny†postage stamp is shown. The original 1918 stamp was printed with the upside-down bi-plane … More: continued here

Bell County mail stolen after post office box break-inKilleen Daily HeraldBELTON — A post office box for the Bell County District Clerk's office was broken into Thursday. Shelia Norman, who is serving her final year as district clerk, alerted Bell County attorneys in a written statement Friday. “When we arrived …

CosTrader is an eBay for cosplay, flaunting a secret shameGeekThe websiteis titled CosTrader, and is essentially the eBay of cosplay — though perhaps it would be more apt to describe the site as the Etsy of cosplay, since most goods are craftily hand-made by users. The products range from whole-body …

The Guardian Pension deficit drove Royal Mail to the brinkThe Sunday TimesROYAL MAIL flirted with financial disaster three years ago, with directors repeatedly forced to convince auditors it was a going concern. The crisis is revealed by Moya Greene, Royal Mail's chief executive, in an interview with The Sunday Times. …

WXIA-TV Officials: Conyers man ran 26-state theft ring, sold items on eBayAtlanta Business ChronicleA Conyers man accused of running a 26-state theft ring that sold thousands of stolen items on eBay has been sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to forfeit nearly $1.7 million. Carla Caldwell, Morning Edition …

Postage Increase: Stamps Get PricierWebProNewsI don't think anyone thought they'd live to see the day when stamps were practically fifty cents each. The US Postal Service's regulator approved price increases up to six percent on most mail. This would bring the cost of the stamp from 46 cents to 49 …

A shady theft ring that targeted eyeglass retailer giant LensCrafters made at least $580,000 from illegal sunglass sales on eBay within 13 months, authorities said.         More: continued here