eBay Inc (EBAY): Did eBay Overpay For Recent Acquisition?Seeking AlphaRecently, Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio holding eBay (EBAY) announced the acquisition of Chicago-based payment platform Braintree for $800 million in cash. Braintree is best known for accepting mobile transactions, and it is currently on pace to … More: continued here

Past Post Office ideas fall throughDaily PressDespite early hand-holding by City Hall and a glut of ideas that includes at least two restaurants and a boutique hotel, efforts to reuse the former post office at 132 E. Queen St. have fallen flat until now. m2 Picture's reuse of the World …

Marian Poe, executive director of Rice County Communities that Serve in Lyons, said she looked at her email the afternoon of Sept. 30 and her jaw dropped. Just one day before the renewal of a federal grant to help poor people access food stamps was to take effect, the administration …

m2 Pictures bought the iconic building at auction for more studio space. HAMPTON — What better way to use the historic downtown Hampton Post Office's mishmash interior than to turn it into a film studio?         More: continued here

Michigan wants to award a $9.6 million contract to Xerox to help make sure taxes are paid on cigarettes, despite allegations of bias in the selection process and an offer from a competitor to do the work … More: continued here

EBay Goes Ahead With Brazil Strategy; Launches App EBAY MELI AMZNInvestor’s Business DailyEBay (EBAY) has moved ahead with its first e-commerce effort in Latin America's biggest economy by appealing to Brazil's fashionistas. But in doing so, it might end up competing against its partner MercadoLibre, Latin America's top e-tailer. Local …

eBay's Easy-Returns Pitch Rankles SellersEcommerceByteseBay is using the promise of easy returns to entice shoppers to its marketplace, but some sellers object to the strategy, saying eBay is encouraging buyer abuse. eBay sent a marketing email to users over the weekend that stated hassle-free returns were … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail: stockbrokers complain about Government share allocationTelegraph.co.ukCity stockbrokers are considering lodging an official complaint after the Government's decision to reject the majority of applications for Royal Mail shares cost them millions in lost commissions. The brokers argue that the decision to reject orders …Royal Mail Opens Strongshareprices.comPostal workers …

EcommerceBytes (blog) New eBay Email Promises Buyers Hassle Free ReturnsEcommerceBytes (blog)So when eBay sent an email to users over the weekend telling would-be buyers that the best reason to shop on eBay was "hassle-free returns," some sellers were upset, saying eBay is encouraging buyer abuse. "eBay is telling buyers how …

Scotsman Comment: Why price is right for Royal Mail sell-offScotsmanBoth Labour and the Tory-Lib Dem coalition were agreed on the need to inject more money into Royal Mail from the private sector and once this precedent was set it was inevitable that further funds would come from the same source. …