Bill passes to rename Queens Post Office after Geraldine FerraroQueens Courier, NYBY PETE DAVIS The main post office in Long Island City is one-step closer to being named after former Queens Congressmember and the first female Demorcatic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro. The legislation, which the US House of …Post Office …

eBay’s new Purchase Protection Policy contains a provision stating that when a buyer files a claim alleging that an item received is not authentic, they are required by eBay to destroy the item. But how exactly the program will protect sellers from unscrupulous or misinformed buyers is unclear, and there …

By Pawan Saw, Gorakhpur (UP), May 14 : Mohammed Arif Siddiqui, a philatelist from Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh boasts of having collection of hundreds of postal stamps on scores of themes ranging from freedom fighters and kings to Prime Ministers as well as several others. More: continued here

L’Oreal SA and eBay have until May 25 to decide how to work out their differences over fake cosmetics sold on the online auction site, a French court says. More: continued here

eBay: Almost an 'empty shoe box' playBloggingStocksAnd with that in mind, eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is worth a review. In general, analysts believe eBay has turned the corner: flattish FY 2009 first half revenue should be aided by a macroeconomic tailwind in the second half, good for a 2-4% full-year …

Brown: The high cost of saving money on stampsDaily News Tribune, MABy Gary Brown/Gatehouse News Service I waited what seemed to be forever Saturday to buy four books of "Forever" stamps. When postage went up Monday I figure I saved $1.60. It doesn't seem like as much of a deal today …

Fix up Your Mailbox and Get Ready for Higher Stamp PricesMPBN News, MEIt's time to gussy up your mailbox: Mailbox Improvement Week is on the way, along with a hike in the price of stamps. The US Postal Service designates the third week in May as a time to encourage customers …

The Royal Mail has doubled its profits to £321m despite a huge fall in the number of letters being posted, the firm announced today. More: continued here

Community fights to keep post officeKTKA.com, KSAt a town meeting, the postal service told the 60 residents in attendance, who were all in favor of keeping the Randolph Post Office, one option was to move the service to Olsburg. Randolph residents would have to drive 9 miles to pick up and …

With the news industry crumbling, analysts and others are looking at the micropayment approach, which could ultimately serve eBay well. More: continued here