eBay dumps PayPal-only plan (Herald Sun)
eBAY has dropped a bid to force Australian users to use PayPal only on its site. More: continued here
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eBay drops payment ban plan (The Courier Mail)
EBAY Australia has dropped plans to ban all payment services but its own from the auction site, and abandoned its challenge to the consumer watchdog. More: continued here
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Fiddler looks for quick payday via eBay (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Canadian fiddler who is no stranger to controversy has put half his future music earnings up for sale on eBay, the auction website. More: continued here
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Akron Art Museum wins Royal Institute of British Architects International Award (Akron Beacon Journal)
The Akron Art Museum just keeps on winning praise and prizes. The museum won one of the Royal Institute of British Architects 2008 International Awards for its new John S. and James L. Knight Building, designed by the Viennese architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au. More: continued here
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EBay drops PayPal bid (News Interactive)
ONLINE auction website eBay has dropped its bid to make PayPal mandatory on its website. More: continued here
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Historic post office, store razed – North Haven Post
Historic post office, store razedNorth Haven Post, CT –11 hours agoThe IL and HH Stiles Store and Post Office was at 70 Old Broadway. The North Haven Historical Society was unable to save the building because it had not … More: continued here
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You got it on eBay, what’d you expect? (The Charlotte Observer)
eBay, that messy superconductor of feverish capitalism, has hit some static. A French court recently ordered eBay to pay about $30,000 to Hermes for “committing acts of counterfeiting,” when an eBay customer sold two fake Hermes handbags on the site in 2006. The seller was ordered to pay the same amount. On Monday, a French…
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Food Stamp Crunch Intensifies (CBS News)
For many Americans on food stamps, their benefit money comes just after midnight on the first of each month. And that means a crunch in some grocery stores. Seth Doane visits one to hear how food costs are hurting families. More: continued here
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No ID? You can still get on an airplane. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Q: My daughter lost her driver’s license while visiting San Francisco and asked us to FedEx her passport to use for identification. We did, but what does one do in situations like this when the picture ID is lost during transit and you have nothing to show… More: continued here
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Britain's buggies march into battle against eBay – Times Online
Britain's buggies march into battle against eBayTimes Online, UK –5 hours agoTwo of Britain's most popular baby buggy brands have joined the front line in the growing global battle between retailers and eBay, the internet auction … More: continued here