This postal worker has a vaulted positionLouisville Courier-Journal, KY –6 hours agoWhen he takes a vacation, Farmer, 62, spends nearly two days counting over his entire inventory of stamps to another supervisor and changing the combination …President Bush Joins United States Postal Service in Unveiling …StreetInsider.com (subscription)all 2 news articles More: continued …

Online auction house EBay second quarter profit rises 22 per centThe Canadian Press,  Calif. –6 minutes agoEBay Inc. says its second-quarter profit jumped 22 per cent. The company enjoyed strong growth in its e-commerce sites and its PayPal payments service. … More: continued here

Post Office Leeds: Haranguing in the rainSocialist Party, UK –1 hour agoBenn claimed that post office closures were happening because people no longer go to the post office but do business online or in more accessible places. …Your say: Post office closuresFenland TodayTension mounts over post office closuresBuckinhamshire Free PressFury as Post …

Postcards make a comeback as holidaymakers nostalgic for …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –1 hour agoAccording to the Royal Mail, 135 million post cards were delivered last year, an increase of 30 million compared to 2003. Brian Lund, editor of Picture …Postcard sales shoot back up as the personal touch supercedes text …Daily Mailall …

EBay 2Q profit rises 22 percentForbes, NY –6 minutes agoAP 07.16.08, 4:29 PM ET EBay Inc. says its second-quarter profit jumped 22 percent. The company enjoyed strong growth in its e-commerce sites and its PayPal … More: continued here

July 17, 2008 Linn — The days of the Zenda Post Office operating inside a trailer may be numbered. In fall 2006, when the post office moved into a trailer parked at the Linn Town Hall, its lease expired at N547 Zenda Road. More: continued here

PayPal Helps eBay Post 20% Increase in IncomeNew York Times, United States –12 minutes agoBy BRAD STONE SAN FRANCISCO—EBay, based in San Jose, Calif., reported that net income in its second quarter rose 20 percent to $568 million, … More: continued here

eBay Announces Marketplaces Executive ChangesMarketWatch –9 minutes agoEffective in October, Rajiv Dutta, President, eBay Marketplaces, will retire from the company. Succeeding Dutta as President, eBay Marketplaces, … More: continued here

Saltney post office given reprieveEvening Leader, UK –5 hours agoA POST office in Saltney will not be included in closure plans, the Evening Leader can reveal. Saltney councillor Klaus Armstrong-Braun said the managers of …Chester post office told it will survive the chopChesterChronicle.co.ukall 3 news articles More: continued here

New FreeAds Website Goes Where eBay Won't – The Opportunity for …Earthtimes (press release), UK –4 hours agoCompany officials say it is filling a void in the market, as giants such as eBay and craigslist do not accept these type of postings, plus FreeAds does not … More: continued here