Place North West eBay trader secures European fundingPlace North WestLabelSneak started life last year as a pilot project selling 2,500 polo shirts on eBay, which sold out in three hours. It now has over 50,000 registered members and recently moved into an 8,000 sq ft warehouse in Bromborough. The business …

Chinese Stamps Sell for Record $709000 at Hong Kong AuctionBusinessweekA pair of 1941 Dr. Sun Yat-sen stamps from China sold for HK$5.5 million ($709,000) in Hong Kong, setting a world auction record, Zurich Asia auction house said today. The stamps have the value misprinted and are therefore rare. Source: Zurich …

FedEx Corp. and competing cargo airlines are finding their yields squeezed in an economy that Alan Greenspan once observed is putting good things in ever-smaller packages. Both FedEx and United Parcel Service Inc. have posted drops in revenue per package this year. With clients used to paying by weight, softer …

A gallon of Michael Jordan sauce now selling for $10KUSA TODAYComments. 10 15 2012 Michael Jordan dribbles. Bulls' Michael Jordan in action against the Washington Wizards in 1997. A BBQ sauce from 1992 that went on a McDonald's sandwich is now selling for $10,000 on eBay. (Photo: Porter Binks, USA …

Citizens' input sought on survival of Atkins Post OfficeSouthwest Virginia TodayAtkins Post Office customers will have an opportunity later this month to voice their opinions on reducing hours or possibly closing the post office. Surveys went out to customers with choices to be made concerning closure of the office, rural …

For some communities in rural northern Fayette County, like Winona, the local post office is the only landmark left. More: continued here

Stornoway Gazette Royal Mail backing MovemberStornoway GazetteThe company is encouraging colleagues among its Western Isles workforce to grow a Mo (moustache), or sponsor colleagues who do so and undertake a variety of fundraising activities. All money raised by staff in the region will be matched by the Royal Mail.Royal Mail …

EcommerceBytes (blog) eBay Poised to Turn Search on Its HeadEcommerceBytes (blog)eBay is testing a brand new way to serve up search results on its marketplace in advance of a full rollout of Cassini. The new eBay search will be based on personalization, and when implemented, has the potential to disrupt …

Arab News Rare Chinese stamps sell for $ 700000Arab NewsHONG KONG: A pair of rare stamps bearing a picture of Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for over $ 700,000 at a sale in Hong Kong on Saturday, auction house Zurich Asia said. The 1941 blue and black stamps, rare …

Corbett: Grey Cup stamp tribute drops ball, snubs Rough RidersOttawa SunShalindhi Perera, right, and her mother Ranji are both disappointed that the Ottawa Rough Riders are not part of the 100th anniversary of the Grey Cup commemorative stamps issued by Canada Post. (Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun). Tweet. Change text size for …