An animal welfare group says eBay auctions in the US of illegal or possibly illegal ivory are skyrocketing. More: continued here
Read More »Illegal ivory suspected in eBay auctions (The West Australian)
An animal welfare group says eBay auctions in the US of illegal or possibly illegal ivory are skyrocketing. In a statement, the International Fund for Animal Welfare says eBay affiliates in Germany, Australia, France and China have nearly eliminated illegal ivory trading on their sites. More: continued here
Read More »Veteran Duped On EBay – MyFoxOrlando.com
Veteran Duped On EBayMyFoxOrlando.com, FL –16 hours ago(WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) –An Iraq war veteran was duped out of $2500 on EBay. Vincent Sotomayor said Friday that he was the victim of an internet scam after … More: continued here
Read More »Porter trial update: Prisoner testifies about post office box (The Charlotte Observer)
According to his friends, elderly rancher Frank Craig used to complain that he wasn’t getting his mail, including statements for investment accounts worth $2 million. During a murder trial Friday in Stanislaus County Superior Court, a prosecutor called witnesses to show that Doug Porter opened a post office box in …
Read More »Rare Brazilian stamps sell for more than $2M in N.Y. (Post-Bulletin)
A rare Brazilian stamp series known as the “Pack Strip” has sold for $2,185,000 at a Manhattan auction of early South American postage stamps. The Siegel Auction Galleries says the 1843 series of “Bull’s Eyes” stamps — considered More: continued here
Read More »Auctions on eBay: A Dying Breed (E-Commerce Times)
Bruce Hershenson, who auctions vintage posters online, is hanging up his eBay gavel. For almost a decade, Hershenson’s business epitomized the e-commerce that made eBay famous. He sold rare, collectible, sometimes kitschy memorabilia in online auctions that had a starting bid of 99 cents. More: continued here
Read More »Postage Paid: $2.2. Million (New York Times)
A rare strip of three Brazilian postage stamps from 1843 has been sold for $2,185,000 at an auction to an anonymous telephone bidder. More: continued here
Read More »Rookie resurfaces with Stamps after getting axed (Canada.com)
A hamstring injury wasn’t going to deter Reggie Williams from his long-shot bid to make the Calgary Stampeders. 24-year-old receiver out of Lake Charles, La. More: continued here
Read More »NH post office dedicated to soldier killed in Iraq (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press – June 7, 2008 6:05 AM ET HAMPSTEAD, N.H. (AP) – The post office in East Hampstead, New Hampshire, is being dedicated to an Army Ranger from the town who died in Iraq. More: continued here
Read More »State rolls out online application for food stamps (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Jefferson County is the first in the state to offer an online food stamp application to residents. More: continued here
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