Local reps pitch eBay-type bidding for state contractsNaperville Sun, IL –7 minutes ago… where pre-qualified companies could use an anonymous identification number to bid over a specified period of time — much like auctions held on eBay. … More: continued here

Campaigners bid to save sorting officeGloucester Citizen, UK –5 minutes agoBut if the sorting is transferred to Cam instead, Royal Mail staff will have to travel an additional 3000 miles a week on and off duty, he said. … More: continued here

No such thing as a level playing fieldguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours ago… three O-levels, took him as far as a series of manual jobs: warehouse and factory work, and eventually a 35-year career as a postman in the Royal Mail. … More: continued here

FedSmith.com Postal Service seeks to weather economic stormUSA Today –25 minutes ago"The post office was designed to circulate information so the nation could hang together." The Postal Service made it possible for the nation to extend its …Could shrinking the post office help newspapers?Nieman Journalism Lab at HarvardPost office here has …

Motive behind Midyette photo edits questionedDaily Camera, CO –1 hour agoThe color of date stamps on digital photographs — and the specter of altered evidence — took center stage in Alex Midyette’s child abuse trial Monday. … More: continued here

NSCS presentation: ‘Buying and Selling on eBay’Danvers Herald, MA –4 hours agoLevitt has been helping online sellers since 1995, and with eBay selling since 2001. After 2008’s constant changes to eBay, it’s important to know the … More: continued here

Jenny's Number — 867-5309 — For Sale On eBayG4 TV, CA –5 hours agoThe phone number is being sold on eBay. The auction ends in a tad under seven days. As of this writing, the price is $65100. The phone number comes with a … More: continued here

Local Post Office ClosingKEYT, CA –5 hours agoGoleta, CA– A local post office is closing up shop and moving to a new location. The Ellwood Station post office in Goleta will close on February 14th. … More: continued here

Britain: Royal Mail faces privatisation and jobs massacreWorld Socialist Web Site, MI –8 minutes agoThis would include establishing "a strategic partnership between Royal Mail and one or more private sector companies." The Business Secretary has already … More: continued here

A bill-plagued Gainesville family who tried to sell everything they own on eBay to pay for medical expenses is still downsizing. Brittiny and Gregg Peters made national news after they put everything they owned up for sale on the online auction and got a winning bid from a Ft. Worth, …