EcommerceBytes (blog) eBay Expands PayPal Holds PolicyEcommerceBytes (blog)eBay sellers received an email over the course of the last several days informing them that eBay is expanding its PayPal holds policy (which it calls the Funds Availability program) to include "sellers who sell an item that has a sales price that …
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The Tifton Post Office is a fairly busy place on a Saturday morning, and its location in a busy part of town doesn't necessarily provide a lot of hiding places. So when some folks saw a man hiding in some bushes, they called the cops. More: continued here
Read More »Hellam Township man selling possible original Abraham Lincoln portrait on eBay – York Daily Record
Hellam Township man selling possible original Abraham Lincoln portrait on eBayYork Daily RecordNow, the Hellam Township resident is selling the painting on eBay. As of Monday afternoon — the auction ends Wednesday — the bid was $1826. And that's the deal of the century, according to Wills. "I had it …
Read More »Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday May 12 – HamletHub
Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday May 12HamletHubConnecticut Food Bank is joining the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) on Saturday, May 12, to Stamp Out Hunger. Now in its 20th year, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive, representing 1300 local …
Read More »Post office promotes Dog Bite Prevention Week – Highland Park News
Post office promotes Dog Bite Prevention WeekHighland Park NewsIn the Lakeland District, which the Highland Park Post Office is part of, there were 180 dog incidents. These numbers pale in comparison to the more than 2 million children who received dog bite injuries in a single year.and more » More: continued …
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Globe and Mail Third Point Lowers the Boom on Yahoo (YHOO, EBAY)24/7 Wall St.Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) demanding that the Internet firm open its books and records related to the hiring of CEO Scott Thompson, formerly head of payment services at Ebay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY). To investigate wrongdoing or possible mismanagement …
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SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop the smuggling from China of pills made from dead human foetuses or deceased infants, a report said on Sunday. More: continued here
Read More »Manassas post office building in limbo – Washington Post
Manassas post office building in limboWashington PostThe Manassas post office building might be worth more in sentiment than in dollars, but the US Marshals Service thinks the building is definitely worth more than what it fetched at auction recently. The stately brick building on Church Street has been … More: …
Read More »Missing: $400 purse holding $800 cash, plus food stamp cards – Human Events
Missing: $400 purse holding $800 cash, plus food stamp cardsHuman EventsAlso missing were the woman's food stamp cards. (Emphasis mine.) The sad part is that the food stamp cards were probably worth more than the purse, wallet, and cash. It bears repeating, as both a critique and a warning of …
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