A Spring Grove-area man who was conned out of $8,500 from a woman posing as an online eBay seller went to police for help, leading to an eight-month investigation that spanned two states and eventually ended with the woman’s arrest, police said. More: continued here

A wig-wearing robber threatens a Royal Mail van driver in the centre of Belfast before stealing cash and jewellery. More: continued here

Iqaluit man who sells Inuit art hailed as eBay entrepreneurCBC.ca, Canada –42 minutes agoAn Iqaluit art dealer who uses the internet to sell Inuit art has won a $5000 award as eBay Canada's Entrepreneur of the Year. Bryan Hellwig sells unique …Iqaluit art dealer named eBay Entrepreneur of the YearCanada NewsWire (press …

BBC News Post office closures 'unlawful'BBC News, UK –6 hours agoMr Goudie said Mrs Brown and her severely disabled mother relied on their local post office. But the Old Town branch in Hastings closed last week. …Post office closure discriminate against disabled people – woman …Daily MailDisabled woman takes fight to save …

Wig-wearing thief robs mail vanBBC News, UK –5 hours agoA wig-wearing thief has robbed a Royal Mail van in the centre of Belfast, the police have said. It happened at 1015 BST on Wednesday on High Street. …Post office is safe, residents are toldWalesOnlineall 2 news articles More: continued here

An Iqaluit art dealer who uses the internet to sell Inuit art has won a $5,000 award as eBay Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year. More: continued here

(Editor’s Note: ECommerce-Guide.com is thrilled to welcome our newest contributing columnist, eBay and online auction expert Ina Steiner.) When eBay sellers learned in May there was a new class of merchant on the site in the form of Buy.com, it threw many into panic mode. More: continued here

Local mobile technology development company Blackbay has won a deal which will see its technology used by the Royal Mail to help track items through the UK’s postal service. More: continued here

New York Times Foreign investor buys 70 Franklin St. for $36 millionBoston Globe, United States –3 hours agoA German company has bought 70 Franklin St., a nine-story office building near Boston's Post Office Square, for $36 million, Cushman & Wakefield Inc. said …Office Space to Let, and Lots of ItNew York Timesall …

Those rumors about eBay making layoffs proved true. It’s kissing 1,600 people good-bye, 10% of its workforce. The move, which will save $150 million a year, isn’t supposed to stem from the punk economy, which is admittedly hurting business, CEO John Donahoe said. It’s more institutional and competitive. Traffic on …