EBay sellers have threatened to pull their listings from the auction site in a week-long protest against changes to the company’s fee structure. More: continued here

Marty Sellers used to need about a hundred postage stamps every three months. More: continued here

An alleged UFO sighting in Stephenville, Texas, has created sales opportunities on auction Web sites, including souvenir T-shirts.A small jar of burned or metallic dirt from an alien landing site appeared on eBay for $9.99, plus $8.95 shipping, but it received zero bids, The Fort Worth (Texas) Star Telegram reported …

Mail Destroyed In Post Office BlazeThe Bahama Journal, Bahamas –18 minutes agoBy Darrin Culmer A potential disaster was averted at the East Hill Street main post office Saturday when post office employees and firefighters sprang into … More: continued here

Voices: Food stamps as economic developmentMetro.us, NY –1 hour agoThen Moody’s economist Mark Zandi — hardly a bleeding heart — said the best “bang for the buck” would be boosting food stamps, generating $1.73 in economic … More: continued here

Things that go boom: Home sales on Bolivar Peninsula, fueled partly by an $8 billion expansion of Royal Dutch Shell’s Motiva refinery in Port Arthur, are defying signs of a slump, industry observers say. More: continued here

SEOUL, South Korea — Fancy a sleek made-in-North Korea SUV? How about a pair of boxing gloves from the famously pugnacious communist country? More: continued here

Washington Post Postal Agencies Respond to Mail DeclineWashington Post, United States –5 hours ago(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (Damian Dovarganes – AP) Customers wait on line for their turn at the post office, next to a sign promoting the "Self Service …Postal Service adds flat-rate box, Sunday Express serviceThe Plain Dealer – cleveland.comPostal agencies …

NEW YORK (AP) — Marty Sellers used to need about a hundred postage stamps every three months. These days, he can stretch that supply to last a year. Sellers, 40, now pays most bills online and receives financial statements electronically. More: continued here

Faculty on Food StampsChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) –6 hours agoWhen John Edwards pulled out of the Democratic primary contest, the remaining candidates rushed to adopt his promise to end poverty in America. … More: continued here