Cash-strapped US agencies turn to eBay-style auctionsElectric New Paper, SingaporeAlaska Governor Sarah Palin famously trumpeted her move to put a 'luxury jet' used by the previous governor up for sale on eBay. But the jet failed to find a buyer on the website and she eventually hired a broker to sell …

eBay delivered a broad overview of its business to analysts on Wednesday and painted a rosy picture for the year 2011 – but it said this year will not be great for Marketplaces (growth expected to be slower than the market in 2009). eBay heavily promoted its PayPal business, and …

The FedEx Road Tour on Friday will kick off the 14th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 13-15 on the 10th and 18th fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach, adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. More: continued here

RTE.ie Three held over Roscommon post office raidIrish Times, IrelandGardaí have arrested two men (27 and 36) and a woman (28) in Roscommon Town this evening in relation to the armed robbery of a post office in the county yesterday morning. The three are being held under section 30 of the …

Daily Mail First eBay millionaire: Ten-year rise of tycoon who started in a …Daily Mail, UKBut his tiny eBay shop soon became a major success, selling everything from mobile phone accessories to protein supplements. Now the garage has made way for a massive warehouse and 30-year-old Mr Radcliffe has become the …

Macworld eBay Mobile 1.2Macworld, CAWhat’s Your Bid: You can search, place bids, and monitor your own auctions in eBay Mobile, but you can’t create auctions or process payments. After you enter your login information, you’re immediately presented by a search field along with buttons to … More: continued here

Much of Ruby Smith’s life was spent waiting in line and pursuing services — help with the light bill and food stamps — from government agencies and private charities. ‘I can remember a time when I didn’t have meat in my refrigerator,’ she said. ‘I lived on canned goods.’ More: …

Royal Mail privatization may be delayedUnited Press InternationalLONDON, March 15 (UPI) — Britain may postpone a planned partial privatization of the Royal Mail, fearing private buyers may not offer enough cash, The Sunday Telegraph reported. Citing unnamed postal union sources, the newspaper said the controversial …Bilston protest against Royal Mail …

The Taunton post office is one of just a handful in the area which isn’t handicap accessible. More: continued here

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer was arrested last night immediately after he and another man received a FedEx package containing hundreds of prescription painkillers, including OxyContin, police said. More: continued here