AuctionBytes Blog eBay pays the price for PayPal debacleSydney Morning Herald, Australia –1 hour agoIt's hard to imagine anyone doing more damage to eBay's reputation than the auction giant has done to itself over the past few months. …eBay backs down on PayPalThe AgeeBay scuttles PayPal planThe AustralianeBay drops plan to force …
Read More »Mistaken FedEx delivery leads to marijuana arrest (The Kansas City Star)
BALTIMORE | FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistaken delivery tipped off police to a 200-pound shipment of marijuana that someone tried to send from Pembroke Pines, Florida, to Baltimore via the shipping company, according to reports Saturday. More: continued here
Read More »Newfoundland to get its day at Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Games – Vancouver Sun
St. John's Telegram Newfoundland to get its day at Vancouver's 2010 Olympic GamesVancouver Sun, Canada –Jul 4, 2008Newfoundland and Labrador's culture will be highlighted on the international stage as a result of an agreement between the province and the Vancouver …Canada Post seals deal with Vancouver Olympic organizersCanadaEast.comall 57 news articles …
Read More »Americans’ unhappy birthday: ‘Too much wrong’ (AP via Yahoo! News)
Even folks in the Optimist Club are having a tough time toeing an upbeat line these days. Eighteen members of the volunteer organization’s Gilbert, Ariz., chapter have gathered, a few days before this nation’s 232nd birthday, to focus on the positive: Their book drive for schoolchildren and an Independence Day …
Read More »TradeMe in court for "black market" – Stuff.co.nz
TradeMe in court for "black market"Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand –5 hours agoHe likens his action to the successful civil suit taken by luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy against online auction site eBay in France. …Meier plans TradeMe lawsuitNewstalk ZBTradeMe sued for counterfeitsTVNZall 27 news articles More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Mistake Uncovers Pot Shipment (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistake sent 200 pounds of marijuana to the wrong house this week. More: continued here
Read More »History of the Indian Post Office – Quami Ekta
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Read More »Buying duck stamps buys ducks time – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Read More »Jeremy Watson's World view : Police see the eBay baby joke – Scotsman
WHDH-TV Jeremy Watson's World view : Police see the eBay baby jokeScotsman, United Kingdom –4 hours agoA baby boy removed from his parents' custody in May after they offered to sell him on eBay for just one euro (79p) is back at home. The parents, from Berlin …Baby put up for sale …
Read More »A handbag? eBay is going to have to be more earnest (Guardian Unlimited)
A French court last week ordered eBay to pay €38.8m (£30.6m) in damages to the luxury products group LVMH for letting fake versions of its designer bags be sold on the online auction site. The case was brought on two separate grounds – that eBay’s measures to stop counterfeit goods …
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