Auctionbytes China-Based Alibaba in Partnership Talks with eBay, AmazonAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner Alibaba founder and Chairman Jack Ma is meeting with eBay, Amazon.com, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Starbucks, and GE to discuss possible partnerships. Top Alibaba executives are in the US for an internal team building event and are … More: continued …

WCBD Posting Mistake On eBay Costs Pa. School DistrictNPROfficials put one trailer up for auction on eBay, hoping to gain up to $10000. What they didn't realize was that somebody forgot to specify a minimum bid. That's how the only bidder got a $10000 trailer for a bid of just …

Ellesmere Mayor has slammed Royal Mail for their response to fears …Whitchurch Herald, UKELLESMERE mayor Geoff Elner has slammed Royal Mail for its response to the town’s fears that its postal sorting office is to close. There have been rumours since January the facility will close on April 1 and transfer …

Royal Mail bosses in ‘bullying’ claim in HuddersfieldHuddersfield Examiner, UKPOSTIES in Huddersfield have vowed to make official complaints of bullying against Royal Mail bosses. The 11 staff at the Northumberland Street delivery office claim they were pressured into doing extra work. As part of a national drive to improve the …Socialist …

• Bypass the post office; buy stamps at a storeStaten Island Advance – SILive.com, NYAnd, who really wants to plan a trip to the always-crowded post office just to buy a book of them? What makes this concept even more perfect is the Forever Stamp. You don't have to worry about …

Outrage on a sliding scaleNew Statesman, UKThen there is the problem of Peter Mandelson, and his crazed mission to part-privatise the Royal Mail. We are overdue another Mandelson scandal, and the Daily Mail thinks it has one. The ubiquitous PR Roland Rudd, whose clients include the airports … More: continued here

Stamp machines too costly to keepDesMoinesRegister.com, IA26 letter that the US Postal Service removed stamp vending machines and has money troubles because of poor management and no innovation. The decision to remove vending machines from retail postal lobbies nationwide was based on several factors. … More: continued here

Van Crashes Into Hawaii Kai Post OfficeMSNBCHAWAII KAI, Hawaii – A woman crashed her van through a window at the Hawaii Kai Post Office on Wednesday, officials said. The woman told investigators that she thought she was in reverse, but jolted forward when she stepped on the gas. …Car Smashes …

Vanishing jobsThe Oxford Times, UKFast on the heels of the 1280 BMW redundancies announced over the past couple of months comes news that the 83912 sq ft Royal Mail sorting office is for let — which means hundreds more Cowley workers are about to lose their jobs. Royal Mail’s plans to …

More help in store for food stamp recipientsLake Zurich Courier, AlgonquinStarting in April, food stamp recipients will see an increase of about 13.6 percent in benefits, according to Jarrod Daab, associate director of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that provides food assistance to agencies serving … More: continued …