AuctionBytes Blog A Guide to eBay's Spring 2009 ChangesAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay made some major announcements on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The marketplace will expand the rollout its new Item page, launch a new dispute resolution process, introduce new features for sellers including a Smart FAQ and …AuctionBytes Soundoff: Letters …
Read More »Wooster Ethnic Fair offers passport stamp to diverse cultures – Wooster Daily Record
Wooster Ethnic Fair offers passport stamp to diverse culturesWooster Daily Record, OHEthnic fairgoers were encouraged to visit all exhibitors by collecting stamps on a passport form. Each stamp on the passport brought with it an exchange of cultures and traditions. Elvira Nurieva, a Russian language assistant from Tomsk, Siberia, … More: …
Read More »Pittsfield post office even less accessible (Berkshire Eagle)
Congratulations are in order! As a life-long Berkshire resident and a box holder at the Pittsfield Post Office, I thought it was Impossible to make a trip there any more difficult. But with the removal of the stairs along Willis St. they have succeeded. Boy, what will they think of …
Read More »Lincoln stamp trove scores nearly $2M at auction – The Associated Press
AZ Central.com Lincoln stamp trove scores nearly $2M at auctionThe Associated PressDALLAS (AP) — A Georgia man's collection of more than 10000 Abraham Lincoln stamps has sold at auction in New York City for a total of nearly $2 million. Dallas-based Spink Shreves Galleries on Friday auctioned off the Lincoln-focused …
Read More »Food stamps now taken at some farmers' markets – Enterprise-Record
Food stamps now taken at some farmers' marketsEnterprise-Record, CABy HEATHER HACKING-Staff Writer An innovative program to allow people to use their food stamps to buy locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables earned recognition recently from the Sierra Cascade Region of the Network for a Healthy California. … More: continued here
Read More »EBay seeks control of S. Korean marketplace (El Paso Times)
SEOUL, South Korea — EBay Inc. said Thursday that it planned to pay as much as $1.2 billion for control of South Korea’s top online marketplace, potentially making it one of the company’s largest acquisitions as it moves to expand in Asia. More: continued here
Read More »Temecula post office's 150th anniversary nears – Press-Enterprise
Temecula post office's 150th anniversary nearsPress-Enterprise, CABy JEFF HORSEMAN But in 1859, the then-tiny Old West outpost marked another milestone — its first post office. "Having an actual mail service come in twice a week …was phenomenal," said local historian Darell Farnbach. "There was communication with … More: continued here
Read More »Internal Affairs: Whitman’s eBay misstep provides fodder for GOP rival Poizner (San Jose Mercury News)
Poizner takes early shot at rival Whitman Meg Whitman is touting her business bona fides as a main reason people should elect her California governor next year. More: continued here
Read More »Internal Affairs: Whitman's eBay misstep provides fodder for GOP … – San Jose Mercury News
Internal Affairs: Whitman's eBay misstep provides fodder for GOP …San Jose Mercury News, USABut one of the key deals she orchestrated as chief of eBay— the $2.6 billion purchase of Internet phone service Skype in 2005 — has turned out to be a loser for the company. And her leading …
Read More »EBay's Korean Buy Good for Yahoo – Barron’s
Siliconrepublic.com EBay's Korean Buy Good for YahooBarron’sEBAY (TICKER: EBAY) announced this morning that it would launch a tender offer worth $24 a share to acquire 100% of Gmarket (GMKT), a competitor to IAC (Internet Auction Co.), eBay's Korean subsidiary. The transaction is expected to close in the second …ebay CEO: …
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