eBay’s perfume ban confirmedTameBay, UK –5 hours agoby Sue Bailey eBay’s appeal to stay a injunction banning the sale of ‘grey-market’ perfumes in France has failed. A French court has upheld a judgement from … More: continued here

After Houston complaint, Wal-Mart pulls comic bookHouston Chronicle, United States –Jul 10, 2008By NEIL STRATTON The black comic book character Memín Pinguín — whose face resembles a monkey — is hugely popular in Mexico, but its stereotypical image has … More: continued here

Art Exhibit Features Portraits appear on UN StampsPRLog.Org (press release), Romania –2 hours agoEighteen of his images have been selected by the United Nations to appear on postage stamps next year and the Gallery will be showing a dozen of the … More: continued here

Another death knell for Halcon Post OfficeSommerset County Gazette, UK –48 minutes agoBy Rebecca Hehir THE final blow could be near for local post offices if the Government takes away the Post Office card account and awards the contract to … More: continued here

eBay Australia has officially dropped its proposal to move to a PayPal only system in the country. eBay’s decision comes after sellers expressed their anger last week at a conference held by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on the company’s plans to only accept PayPal on the site. …

BOWLS (EBA): Royal Mail Cart suffer first defeat of seasonSpalding Today, UK –6 hours agoBy Staff Copy BOTTOM of the table Billingborough caused a major upset in Group A as they handed Royal Mail Cart A their first defeat of the season on the … More: continued here

Paymate complains to ACCC… about eBay's forced PayPal optioniTWire, Australia –7 hours agoby Alex Zaharov-Reutt eBay’s woes continue with formerly heavily promoted Australian online payments entity Paymate deciding to lodge its own formal … More: continued here

CBC.ca Bruce Dowbiggin, Calgary HeraldCanada.com, Canada –8 hours agoThe Stamps produced three tough first downs — one on a great catch by Nik Lewis. By the time Sandro DeAngelis put through the final 37-yard field goal that …Rumours of Alouette decline greatly exaggerated, it seemsCalgary HeraldJones returns to MontrealThe Gazette (Montreal)Expect some …

Ask Dave Taylor: How bidding works on eBayDaily Camera, CO –8 minutes agoBy Dave Taylor, For the Camera Q: I've been trying to add some new stamps to my collection by looking on eBay, and while I am amazed at the range and … More: continued here

Memim Pinguin Comic Book Criticized as RacistEnews 2.0, UK –Jul 10, 2008In June 2005, the Mexican Postal Services issued a series of stamps featuring the character of Memin. The accusations of racism and the scandal around these … More: continued here