Are You Protected from Retroactive eBay Defects?EcommerceBytesMany sellers are complaining that eBay's new policy punishes them for "defects" incurred before eBay even had a defect policy. eBay promised a grace period ("special protection") to alleviate the consequences for some sellers, though it does not help …and more » More: continued here

Postal Service hosts free eBay workshop todayValdosta Daily TimesFacilitated by eBay Education Specialist Danna Crawford, the workshop will include learning how to set up an account, eBay buying and selling strategies, building an eBay business and more with a bonus session, eMail Marketing. Attendees will also be … More: continued here

UPDATE 1-US judge approves DOJ settlement with eBay over tech hiringReutersUnder the deal, announced earlier this year, eBay said it would not make deals with other technology companies about poaching each others' employees. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila approved eBay's agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice in a … More: …

Lincoln Royal Mail delivery office to trial Sunday openingThe LincolniteRoyal Mail has also rolled out its Delivery to Neighbour initiative across the UK. This followed a trial of the initiative which found that customers welcomed the convenience of items being delivered to a neighbouring address if no one was at …

A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between federal antitrust authorities and eBay Inc over allegations that eBay agreed to refrain from soliciting a rival company's employees. More: continued here

Evening Standard Royal Mail shares sold by 'priority investors'Evening StandardA swathe of “priority investors” in Royal Mail quietly sold millions of their shares over the summer despite the stakeholders being brought in supposedly to remain long term, stable holders of the privatised service. The 16 investors caused controversy …Exclusive: 'Priority …

Royal Mail has launched a new parcel shipping and tracking platform to enable e-retailers to improve integration between their IT systems and Royal Mail's software. More: continued here

A court in California has approved a settlement reached earlier this year between eBay and the U.S. Department of Justice over a deal the e-commerce company is said to have reached with Intuit not to hire each other’s employees. Under the settlement proposed in May and cleared Tuesday by District …

Is Your Corporate Data Being Auctioned on eBay?Wall Street & TechnologyAntivirus software provider Avast noticed that more than 80,000 used smartphones are listed for sale on eBay every single day. Their researchers decided to purchase 20 used Android phones and see what data they could retrieve using off-the-shelf … More: …

A country fair with a focus on healthy eating marked 85 years for Children’s Health Stamps when the new issue was launched today by Stand Children's Services and NZ Post. More: continued here