New York Daily News Thrifty bride-to-be wins dream wedding package on eBay for just $81New York Daily NewsThe 25-year-old British woman won an eBay auction for a lavish wedding at a picturesque country hotel — and it only cost her $81. Her good fortune, though, …and more » More: continued here
Read More »eBay-GM “Click And Buy” Experiment Ends (WebProNews)
eBay and GM have finished trying to sell new cars together, at least for the time being. The California-only “Click and Buy” experiment that benefited from one extension has now wrapped up according to the revised schedule. Unfortunately, no one’s connected any sales figures to the program just yet; things …
Read More »New postage stamps highlight the kelp forest (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The post office is taking a dive for its latest postage stamps. A set of stamps depicting plants and animals that live in the ocean’s kelp forest will be released Thursday in underwater ceremonies at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. More: continued here
Read More »Official: Suspect in killing outside NYC post office is found dead in Philadelphia (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK – A man suspected of killing someone he bumped into on a sidewalk outside New York City’s main post office has been found dead in Philadelphia, a law enforcement official said Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Old post office deal now in question – Chicago Sun-Times
Old post office deal now in questionChicago Sun-TimesThe sale of the Old Chicago Main Post Office remained a muddled affair today after the buyer who won it at auction missed a …Buyer misses target date to close on old post officeChicago Breaking News – TribuneWill the Old Post Office Close …
Read More »Businesses blast Royal Mail plans to increase stamp prices yet again (Daily Mail)
The industry regulator plans to allow Royal Mail to impose inflation-busting increases. First class post would go up to 42p while second class would rise to 32p. More: continued here
Read More »New postage stamps highlight the kelp forest (AP via Yahoo! News)
The post office is taking a dive for its latest postage stamps. More: continued here
Read More »British girl banned from selling granny on eBay (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A 10-year-old British girl has been barred from trying to sell her granny on eBay, who she complained was “cuddly” but “annoying,” the auction website said Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Suspected Midtown Post Office Killer’s Rambling Suicide Note (Gothamist)
The man suspected of fatally stabbing a man who bumped into him outside the James Farley Post office was found dead in a Philadelphia apartment yesterday—and he left a suicide note on MySpace: “I started to get defensive I told the man keep it moving no problems but if u …
Read More »Old post office deal now in question (Chicago Sun-Times)
The sale of the Old Chicago Main Post Office remained a muddled affair today after the buyer who won it at auction missed a deadline to close the deal. Bill Davies, a globe-trotting investor who pledged $40 million for the vacant hulk at the Aug. 27 auction, did not close …
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