With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman is getting an abandoned home in Saginaw. The Saginaw Area News reported that 30-year-old Joanne Smith recently was the top bidder for the home during an auction on eBay. More: continued here

Times Online – Auckland Rush on for Howick stampsTimes Online – Auckland, New Zealand –26 minutes agoBy JO TUAPAWA NZ Mail is stunned and delighted at the speed new Howick stamps shot off shelves and sold out in local stores. It says a collection issue … More: continued here

Post office confirms one of its workers was killed in Route 30 crashPress of Atlantic City, NJ –2 hours agoBy EMILY PREVITI, Staff Writer, 609-272-7221 3:02 pm Update – GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – An eight-car crash Tuesday killed a postal worker, authorities confirmed …POLICE IDENTIFY POSTAL WORKER KILLED IN 8-CAR CRASHWMGMall 2 news …

Bahamas Post Office Issues Stamps Honouring Royal Bank of Canada’s …thebahamasweekly.com, Bahamas –40 minutes agoBIS NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas Post Office recently issued a set of five stamps to highlight the Royal Bank of Canada’s one hundred years of existence in … More: continued here

Food Outreach’s Greg Lukeman, local pols try food stamps dietWest End Word, MO –1 hour ago… could easily spend that amount on a single restaurant meal, it’s also the average amount of money allowed for an individual on food stamps for a week. … More: continued here

Ideas from eBay could shape McCain's homeland security strategyCNET News, CA –1 hour agoAmong other things, a McCain administration may take an "eBay approach" to maintaining an open supply chain in the event of an emergency, said Lee Carosi … More: continued here

EAST COUNTY- Police from multiple agencies converged on a residence off of FM 3083 in Grangerland where they say 32-year-old Jody Floyd Mathes had a very profitable eBay business selling parts of stolen Harley Davidson motorcycles. More: continued here

eBay: Merrill Says Trends “Remain Troubling”Barron’s Blogs –52 minutes agoIn a research note late yesterday, Merrill Lynch Internet analyst Justin Post said checks with the Professional eBay Sellers Association indicate that … More: continued here

With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman has won an auction for an abandoned home in Saginaw. Joanne Smith, 30, recently was the top bidder for the home during an auction on eBay, The Saginaw News reported. Her bid was one of eight for the home. More: …

Marc Andreessen has long been a busy man; he’s worked at or invested in Netscape, AOL, Ning, Digg, and Twitter, for starters.  Now, Andreessen’s interests seem to have turned towards boards of directors, as he joined Facebook’s earlier this year and hopped aboard eBay’s yesterday evening. read more More: continued …