Mailing Stuff All The Latest Mailing News

WHEN Mark Joscelyne asked his girlfriend to marry him he gave her a “modest” engagement ring. A decade on and he has surprised her with the a gift that broke eBay records. More: continued here

Mark Joscelyne sets eBay record with purchase of 3.2 carrot diamond ringNEWS.com.auInstead he found the 3.2 carrot $29,000 beauty on eBay. However, when he purchased the cherished item on the auction website via PayPal he had no idea he would set a record – his purchase was the biggest PayPal …

Telegraph.co.uk Monday Interview: eBay's Europe boss Clare GilmartinTelegraph.co.ukOnce a quirky online flea market, eBay has morphed into a super-sized retailer, with 70pc of its business now selling new stock. The site attracts 60m unique users a month in Europe, 19m in the UK, and now accounts for one in two …

ABC News John Boehner's House implodes over food-stamp programThe Seattle TimesHe seemed to think he could freely pander to the desire of right-wing members of his caucus to throw millions of low-income Americans off the food stamp program. When that didn't produce enough votes, he then expected Democrats to support …

Strike threat is putting off Royal Mail institutional investorsThis is MoneyRoyal Mail lodged a court injunction preventing the CWU from 'inducing' staff to action of any kind, such as refusing to handle rivals' parcels, which it said would be unlawful. The CWU agreed to take no further action until the …

eBay Launches My GadgetsEcommerceByteseBay launched a new feature in March called My Gadgets that has been flying under the radar. Users are able to tell eBay what electronics they own, such as cameras, computers and phones, and eBay will display the current prices they're selling for on eBay. More: continued …

Daily Mail Comments ( 0 )Daily MailWith its miles of golden sands bordering a nature reserve, it is no surprise that Holkham beach was once one of the Royal Family's favourite retreats. They even had their own hut in secluded pine woods nearby for around 70 years, until it was …

Saw It on eBay: Hotel Louis Joliet Cocktail Lounge PostcardPatch.comThe grandeur of its heyday, however, is captured perfectly in this card, which is being auctioned on eBay at a starting price of $12.15 ($2 for shipping). The back of the card identifies the business as "a modern commercial and tourist …

Moya Greene (pictured) joined Royal Mail in 2010. Details of her pay will be contained in the firm’s annual report, due out this summer, which is set to make her the UK’s best-paid public sector boss. More: continued here

        More: continued here