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“The notion that 630,000 Ameri cans–a number roughly equal to the population of North Dakota–are making something approaching a living wage selling on eBay is a little rich. I’ve been paid a few times to play the piano–it doesn’t make me a professional musician.” More: continued here

AuctionBytes Blog eBay Practices Enforcement Before PolicyAuctionBytes Blog, MA –25 minutes agoeBay has decreed certain types of auctions no longer acceptable – magazine subscriptions, digital downloads and mystery auctions, for example. … More: continued here

American Airlines announced Wednesday it would cut domestic flights significantly, shed workers and raise some fees charged to passengers as it battles to offset rocketing crude oil prices. More: continued here

FRANKFURT – German mail company Deutsche Post has inadvertently issued stamps bearing the image of Adolf Hitler’s former deputy, Rudolf Hess, the company said on Wednesday. More: continued here

CNNMoney.com Chicago Sues eBay's StubHubWall Street Journal –4 hours agoBy MYLENE MANGALINDAN The city of Chicago sued eBay Inc. and its StubHub online-ticketing unit for not collecting amusement taxes on concert and event …Chicago sues eBay, StubHub to collect taxChicago TribuneChicago sues eBay over concert ticket taxesThe Associated PressChicago sues eBay …

PISEK, N.D. (AP) – The northeastern North Dakota community of Pisek (PEE’-zik) will keep its post office, at least for a few more months. The northwestern Minnesota community of Halma is not getting a similar reprieve. More: continued here

CNN Recession or war: Time to re-enlistCNN –2 hours ago"Some people knock the military, but I think it's a good thing," said Kendrick Stamps, a security guard in New Orleans who had to leave the Marines in 2003 … More: continued here

Bonn, Germany – German mail carrier Deutsche Post, which offers customized postage stamps as an unusual gift, admitted Wednesday that it had been tricked into issuing 20 Nazi stamps. The stamps depicted Rudolf Hess, the deputy to Nazi dictator Adolf … More: continued here

eBay Changes Feedback Policy For SellersWebProNews, KY –22 minutes agoOnline auction site eBay has begun to introduce changes in the feedback that sellers can leave about buyers. The changes were first announced in January. … More: continued here

John McCain says 1.3 million earn their living from the auction …Slate –2 hours agoOne of them is the number of people who derive income selling goods on eBay: 1.3 million. The figure has been cited by eBay executives such as former CEO … More: continued here