Postmaster Dennis Jones said people come from locations hours away to have their cards canceled on the post office’s old cancelling machine. More: continued here

EBay Closes Braintree Buyout – Analyst BlogNASDAQE-commerce service provider eBay Inc. ( EBAY ) has completed the acquisition of the mobile payment processor company – Braintree – for $800 million in cash. This deal was announced earlier in September. Chicago-based Braintree was founded in 2007 by … More: continued here

Australia Post will deliver a million extra parcels during the festive season that it attributes to a boom in online Christmas shopping. More: continued here

It's not too late to help a Chicago area family in need this Christmas. The U.S. Postal Service still has thousands of letters to Santa that need to be answered and filled. More: continued here

NBC Connecticut Odor at Cobalt Post Office was issue to the heating systemMiddletown PressCOBALT >> Repairs to the heating system of the Cobalt Post Office are being done after four employees fell ill Thursday and Friday from a strange odor, a U.S. Postal Service representative said Friday evening. Customers are …

Troy post office extends Saturday hoursAlbany Times UnionTROY — The Troy Main Post Office will stay open late Saturday to allow customers to pick-up packages. The post office at 400 Broadway will remain open until 5 p.m. Saturday to allow customers to get packages that couldn't be left at their …

azcentral Seized heroin had 'Obamacare' stampsazcentralState police Lt. Daniel Richard says it's not unusual for heroin to be stamped with numbers, words or symbols to identify the person who is selling it. But he says the “Obamacare” stamp is one he hasn't heard of before. Cobain was the lead singer …

Few things could be more frustrating than waiting and waiting for Christmas gifts to arrive to rural Alaska, only to find they have been returned without any package slip in your box. More: continued here

E-commerce service provider eBay Inc. has completed the acquisition of the mobile payment processor company Braintree for $800 million in cash. This deal was announced earlier in September. More: continued here

eBay sellers scalp Mac Pro cylinders for nearly double retail priceComputerworldComputerworld – A pair of eBay profiteers are trying to cash in on the shortages of Apple's new Vader-esque Mac Pro desktop computer by pricing their machines at nearly double the retail value. Apple started taking pre-orders of the new …