Bidding for a bargainThe GuardianMy Paypal payments last year totalled £315.06, with the majority of this frittered away on vintage pieces found in the online Aladdin's cave that is eBay. I'm not made of strong enough stuff to be a serious eBay bidder. Just last month I lost out on …

shropshirestar.com PayPoint beats Post Office to win benefits contractthegrocerSubpostmasters have expressed “bitter disappointment” over the government's decision to move the benefit cheques contract away from the Post Office. From next year the service will be provided by Citibank through the PayPoint network. …Post Office loses benefit contractThe Press AssociationPost Office …

Plain Dealer (blog) North Canton woman gets 10 days in jail for food stamp fraudPlain Dealer (blog)A jury earlier this week found Valerie Ziemba guilty of illegal use of food stamps or WIC benefits, theft and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors said Ziemba falsified government documents to claim that her children …

msnbc.com Bieber's locks raise $40668 on eBayHamilton SpectatorThe 'Baby' hitmaker – who shocked fans when he changed his signature hairstyle recently – gave chat show host Ellen DeGeneres a lock of his hair when he appeared on her show and she promptly put it up for auction on eBay receiving …

The Sun Naked revenge: Woman sells cheating ex's clothes on eBay in topless posesMetroA scorned woman is giving eBay users an eyeful by selling off her ex-boyfriend's wardrobe on the auction website in a string of provocative, semi-nude poses. The 26-year-old, who only reveals her first name as Taylor, took …

Canada Post grows two new stamps!DigitalJournal.com (press release)OTTAWA, March 3 /CNW/ – Canada Post is about to add another flower to its bouquet of floral stamps. This year's pair of PERMANENT™ stamps, to be released March 3, 2011, features two colorful Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus); 'Sunbright' and 'Prado Red. …and more » …

Practical Boat Owner Magazine Geoff's epic sailing voyage earns him place on stampsPortsmouth NewsThe 44-year-old, who is quadriplegic, is now appearing on stamps issued by the British Virgin Islands to mark his 3000-mile voyage across the Atlantic to the Caribbean paradise. Scenes of his arrival at Tortola in January last …

A post office with a long history in this tiny North Pocono community will be closing its doors, although whether the shutdown will be permanent remains unknown. More: continued here

Do you want a color ebook reader but don’t want to spend $249 for a brand new Barnes & Noble Nook? You can purchase a refurbished color Nook wi-fi with 7″ screen from Barnes & Noble via eBay for $119. According to the listing history, Barnes & Noble has sold …

Durham event features Google, eBay, YahooBizjournals.comChannelAdvisor is gathering executives from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) to its annual Catalyst conference, to be held at Durham's Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club on April 4-6. ChannelAdvisor, a Morrisville-based … More: continued here