The Post Office closure programme was “bulldozed” through local opposition with the consultation exercise little more than a “sham” according to a damning indictment from influential MPs. More: continued here

A small New Mexico town is losing its post office. More: continued here

Use of food stamps on riseThe Daily Advance, NCBy DIANA MAZZELLA Nearly 1000 more area residents have been added to county food stamp rolls in the past five months — largely due to more people losing their jobs, social service workers in the five-county area say. In November, department of social …

Cigarettes without tax stamps taken from Oklahoma City convenience …NewsOK.com, OKBy Johnny Johnson Staff Writer More than $20000 worth of cigarettes were confiscated Thursday at an Oklahoma City convenience store after authorities discovered the cigarette packages did not have tax stamps. Oklahoma City Police Master Sgt. Gary … More: continued here

eBay, Travelers: Money Flow Leaders (EBAY, TRV)Wall Street JournaleBay Inc. topped the list in late trading on Friday for Buying on Weakness , which tracks stocks that fell in price but had the largest inflow of money. See the full list . Travelers Cos. Inc. topped the list for Selling …

Some lucky fellow from Encino, California got his hands on a whole mess of Palm Pres and, in true Internet form, he’s selling them on Ebay. The price? $899.99, for a phone you’ll be able to purchase legally in less than 24 hours. I’m not sure why someone w… More: …

HammerTap , an eBay research company that helps sellers discover what products to sell and how to make more sales more often, has recently been investigating what specific days of the week are best for ending an eBay auction listing. More: continued here

When he can, Jonathan Fleming uses PayPal instead of a credit card to shop online, whether to buy a television from Amazon.com or tickets from Southwest Airlines. To pay contractors, the Oakland real estate agent again relies on PayPal’s online payment… Sponsored Topics: eBay – PayPal – Credit card – …

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire – June 5, 2009) – Editors Note: There are 2 photos, 1 video and an audio summary associated with this Press Release. With the launch of the new brand concept – Nation of Why Not, the statement from Royal Caribbean ( http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/ ) is that ‘anything is …

South Carolina Now Civil War Currency Being Auctioned On eBayKAKE, KSNow, officials of the state archives are putting the old bills up for auction on eBay. That supposedly worthless money has brought in about $200000. Jack Meyer, a retired University of South Carolina history professor, doesn't know why the money wasn't …