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eBay is launching a new gathering place for celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Katy Perry, Sienna Miller, Cher, Jeff Bridges and Hayden Panettiere to auction off items to raise money for their individually chosen charities. More: continued here

Daniel S Levine A pedestrian walks at the headquarters of eBay in San Jose, California February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES – Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) read more More: continued here

PayPal Processing $10000 in Mobile Payments Per Minute [Infographic]ReadWriteWebPayPal and eBay really want you to know that it is a player in the mobile payments realm. Especially with the holidays coming up and more consumers than ever expected to make purchases from …'Couch Commerce' Lets Holiday Shoppers Buy Gifts via …

A public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. today on a proposal to end some mail processing operations at the U.S. Post Office on Moss Street. More: continued here

Protest Products Occupying eBay Quadruple To 5000+ In Less Than A MonthCNSNews.com (blog)As of early Monday morning, there were more than 5000 items for sale on eBay about the Occupiers – including a $4.99 T-shirt with the slogan “ADVOCATE OF A GREED-FREE AMERICA.” That's more than four times the number …

Coalition rallies to save downtown Des Moines post office branchDesMoinesRegister.com (blog)The post office branch at Capital Square, 400 Locust St., is scheduled to close on Dec. 26. The Highland Park branch at 100 E. Euclid Ave. closed on Oct. 21. Lower mail volumes and declining revenues at the two branches …

Government-owned Japan Post will form a business tie-up with U.S.-based online auction giant eBay to allow Japanese Internet users to more easily sell items overseas, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported in its Monday evening edition. More: continued here

New York Daily News New Census data raise number of poor to 49 millionReutersUnlike the Census Bureau's official poverty measure, which focuses on the food budgets and cash wages of the poor, the new calculation includes government benefits such as food stamps as well as household expenses like taxes, medical …

Closing of post offices looms for small townsLe Mars Daily SentinelUnited States Postal Service (USPS) representatives are meeting with citizens in Brunsville, Oyens and Westfield this week to talk about the possibility of closing those post offices. A decision could be made as soon as the end … More: continued …

NEW YORK — The online auction site eBay has learned from experience what kind of excitement a lock of Justin Bieber’s hair can cause. Earlier this year, a bit of Bieber’s famous bangs raised $40,668 for an animal rescue organization in an eBay auction. Such bidding has become increasingly commonplace …