The collectorsNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand –4 hours agoBy Helen Twose An image of Peter Snell lunging across the finish line on a sheet of $2 stamps commemorating the 2004 Olympics garnered a $50000 windfall for … More: continued here

Online auction giant eBay has launched a microlending website that lets people invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the world and get a return on their money. More: continued here

Chennai Online National Philatelic Exhibition inauguratedChennai Online, India –10 hours ago02 More than one lakh rare stamps were showcased at the five-day National Philatelic Exhibition beginning here from today. …Philatelic expo to feature rare stampsChennai Onlineall 3 news articles More: continued here

eBay Watch: High-Volume Seller ToolsECommerce-Guide, United States –2 hours agoBy Vangie Beal Kyozou Inc. is offering an automated sales solution for high-volume, low-price eBay sellers, such as those listing quantities of lower-valued … More: continued here

BBC News There is a price to be paid for post office closures… and it’s …Reading Evening Post, UK –4 hours agoALMOST everybody I have spoken to since last month’s announcement of post office closures in Reading has signed a petition. Regardless of background or …Post Office closures review callBBC NewsPost office …

Efforts to save post offices continueGazette & Herald, UK –5 hours ago"The so-called information that Royal Mail used to work out which post offices should shut is completely wrong for us. "The bus time tables to the nearest …A figment of his imaginationYork Pressall 2 news articles More: continued here

EBay Officer Exercises OptionsHouston Chronicle, United States –3 minutes ago2008 AP NEW YORK — The president of online auctioneer eBay Inc.'s Marketplaces North America unit exercised options for and sold 5000 shares of common stock … More: continued here

Post office blunders KO couple's holidayThe Argus.co.uk, UK –2 hours agoBy Simon Barrett A young couple's romantic new year holiday had to be cancelled after a Post Office blunder left them without a passport. … More: continued here

A study of eBay’s top sellers reveals they rank poorly in terms of the detailed ratings left anonymously by their customers, with most falling in the bottom 25 percent of all sellers for such ratings. eBay introduced Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs) as part of its overhaul of its Feedback system …

ROYAL Mail is urging people to nominate unsung hero postmen and women in their communities for this year’s Royal Mail 1st Class People Awards. More: continued here