LONDON, Oct. 23 (UPI) — A two-day strike by postal staff, collection workers and delivery drivers had delayed 30 million pieces of mail, Britain’s Royal Mail service said Friday. More: continued here

Hidden gems and hardy annualsguardian.co.uk✒It's a cliche about the Royal Mail that we get fewer and fewer letters. Maybe so, but we seem to get more and more post. Catalogues, charity appeals … More: continued here

Motorized La-Z-Boy to be auctioned on ebayProctor Journalstart the action for the La-z-boy. Another wrote that he represents a group of “racers” who wants to buy the chair. “We reside outside of Minnesota. …and more » More: continued here

This week: The pope, Jan Moir and Royal Mailguardian.co.ukThe antagonism between Royal Mail's management and the Communication Workers Union resulted in its members being called out on a two-day strike this week, … More: continued here

Auction starts at 10 a.m. Saturday for items unclaimed by previous owners Treasure hunters were out in force early Friday to preview items to be sold Saturday in the State of Florida Unclaimed Property Auction. More: continued here

HammerTap announced the release of its web-based eBay research tool, the PowerWeb edition, to eBay’s Selling Manager applications directory. More: continued here

Shoppers have spent more than $400m this year on merchandise using Ebay ’s application for the Apple iPhone, a striking indication that consumers are becoming more comfortable with mobile shopping. More: continued here

AFP Japan post office should boost rural economy: ministerAFPTOKYO — Japan's post office and its huge pool of funds should be used to help revitalise local communities, the postal minister said Friday as the new …YIES / Kamei: Use JP savings funds to aid regional areasistockAnalyst.com (press release)all 19 news …

An Auckland Tibetan group plans to file a complaint against New Zealand Post because stamps on its mail depicting the Tibetan flag are being pasted over with the company’s airmail stickers. More: continued here

East Grinstead affected by Post Office strikesthisiseastgrinstead.co.ukTWO days worth of strikes affected East Grinstead and the villages last week as Post Office workers made a stand. Hundreds of workers joined the national …Crawley Post Office workers set up picket line for strikethisiscrawley.co.ukall 4 news articles » More: continued here