My charity has had disappointing results from garage sales — the cost of driving around and collecting items is almost cost-prohibitive. Is there better way to sell items? More: continued here

In the days following the launch of the highly popular Missoni for Target collection, demand for the colorful knits, zigzag totes and retro bicycles caused prices to skyrocket on sites like eBay and Craigslist. Among the marked-up items was a Missoni for Target throw blanket listed on eBay for $200, …

USA Today Missoni for Target rain boots hit eBay for $31000CNNAmong the marked-up items was a Missoni for Target throw blanket listed on eBay for $200, nearly five times its retail price. Yet one woman thinks she can get an even better return on the items she nabbed. Tammy Lyn, …

Postal workers and public oppose Utica Post Office consolidation planYNNWe've already seen the US Post Office consolidate operations in Watertown and Binghamton. Now that same fate is one step closer to reality in Utica. Postal Service Representatives held an informational meeting Thursday night to discuss the proposal. …200 people attend …

At a public hearing for the Coleman Falls post office Thursday evening, members of the community said they didn’t want to lose the branch that has been in the small community just south of Big Island for decades. More: continued here

eBay offers charities and churches a way to raise fundsKIII TV3Elaine: Most experts agree that people obtain 50 to 200 percent more for the same items sold on eBay.com compared with items sold in garage sales. eBay established MissionFish.org to let charities benefit from the generosity of others by allowing …

eBay gamble led to tech-exec greatnessNews24San Francisco – Meg Whitman was a successful marketing executive for a toy-making giant in 1998 when she took a big risk on a new game – a fledgling online auction firm called eBay. The gamble paid off, with Whitman working her way into the …

"World's Fastest Car Show" Original Video Series Debuts on eBay Motors and MobileMarketWatch (press release)SAN JOSE, Calif., Sep 23, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — eBay today announced the debut of the "World's Fastest Car Show" — an original video series for the eBay Motors website and mobile application. This is the …

Indiana Public Media New Bloomington Post Office To Open In OctoberIndiana Public MediaBloomington's downtown post office is moving to another location. The owners of the current location at the corner of fourth and Washington streets are making plans for the land. Contractors are working to open the new post office …

Food stamps are being made available to residents of 15 New York counties hit by flooding and other damage from tropical storms Irene and Lee. More: continued here