Will eBay Admit To Its $3.1 Billion Mistake Called Skype?GigaOm, CAOver the weekend, The New York Times reported that Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis were in talks with private equity groups to raise about $1 billion and buy their Internet calling service back from eBay. They sold the company …

AFP mocoNews – Skype Founders Might Buy Back Firm From eBayWashington Post, United StatesSkype's two founders have joined a growing list of suitors possibly interested in buying the service from eBay (NSDQ: EBAY). The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) reports that Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who sold Skype to eBay …

Food stamp, food bank need on the riseUtica Observer Dispatch, NYBy DAVID HANDELMAN After she lost one of her two jobs last year, Utica resident Charlene Freeman was forced to start using food stamps to provide for her family. Freeman is a single mom of three and has a full time …

Ebay Selling Collects $14000 for Vintage Barbie DollWebWire (press release), GAA Vintage Barbie Doll recently sold on eBay for $14600. Dated as a 1959 first release Barbie, the blond doll created quite a stir on eBay, due to her pristine condition and original (intact) make-up, nail polish, wedding clothes, accessories, … …

Anger over postcodes shake-upManchester Evening News, UKTOWNS will lose their postmarks under a major postal service shake-up, Royal Mail has confirmed. Mail sorting offices in Bolton, Oldham and Stockport have been controversially earmarked for closure – with the potential loss of 900 jobs – and all mail… More: continued here

Book Review: “ebay Power Seller Secrets” by Debra and Brad Schepp …Blogger News NetworkBased on interviews with many powersellers, this book is not a primer how to start selling on ebay. Written by two self proclaimed powersellers the book does not present anything negative about ebay. It is strictly an …

Lakeview post office is backThe Times-Picayune – NOLA.com, LABy Susan Finch Starting today, Lakeview will regain something it hasn't had since Hurricane Katrina: a real, bricks-and-mortar post office. And in coming weeks, two other storm-tossed neighborhoods will get their post offices back, when the Gentilly … More: continued here

EBay buys Korean rival's stake for $413 million: reportReutersSEOUL (Reuters) – EBay Inc has agreed to buy a controlling stake in South Korean online retailer Gmarket Inc for $413 million, at a 32.5 percent premium, news service eDaily reported on Monday. The long-discussed deal would help US online auctioneer …EBay …

Seoul shares rise slightly, but little directionReutersElsewhere, Interpark (035080.KQ) advanced 3.72 percent after media said the company's Gmarket sale deal to eBay Inc (EBAY.O) has been finalised. An Interpark spokeswoman said she had no knowledge of the matter. (Editing by Nick Macfie)S.Korea uneasy with China's growing economic powerReuters UKall 10 …

The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com Post Office branch returns to Lakeview in NOThe Times-Picayune – NOLA.com, LAby Susan Finch, The Times-Picayune Starting today, Lakeview will regain something it hasn't had since Hurricane Katrina: a real, bricks-and-mortar post office. And in coming weeks, two other storm-tossed neighborhoods will get their post offices back, …