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MSN Money UK Rush to stock up on stamps before price riseTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –Dec 21, 2007By Harry Wallop The Royal Mail is expecting hundreds of canny customers to stock up on stamps over the next few months, before price rises are implemented …First class stamps increased to 36pTelegraph.co.ukCost of stamps to …

Bungling crooks hijacked a FedEx truck filled with Christmas packages Friday – but left empty-handed because they couldn’t figure out how to open containers holding $1 million in merchandise, police said. More: continued here

Mercado Libre & GMarket: Attempt to Replicate EBay's SuccessSeeking Alpha, NY –20 minutes agoThis pair of companies are recent start ups attempting to repeat the success of eBay (EBAY) in their respective markets. Mercado Libre (MELI) is South … More: continued here

Charity appeal for used-stampsIrish Independent, Ireland –Dec 21, 2007As in other years, I am hoping to use your newspaper to publicise that I am gathering used postage stamps for charity. In the past I had a great response … More: continued here

EBay snowbank going for cool $1500Canada.com, Canada –18 hours agoA St. Eustache man with a distaste for winter has found a novel way to get rid of the snowbank on his street: he's put it up for sale on Ebay, the Internet …Canada SunflashesCanoe.caall 7 news articles More: continued here

Main post office sees few lulls during holidaysTallahassee.com, FL –2 hours agoBut for those who process mail at Tallahassee's main post office on South Adams Street, there is nothing dead about the night. The United States Postal … More: continued here

A set of six stamps portraying Beijing’s main Olympic venues were issued by China Post on Thursday. With a total face value of 8.6 yuan (about 1.2 U.S. dollars), the stamps feature the National Gymnasium, the China Agricultural Univ … More: continued here

Historic time: Solar panel offered for sale on eBaySan Jose Mercury News,  USA –19 hours ago… said it would keep one solar panel for historical purposes, donate a second to the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose and auction a third on eBay. …Nanosolar's growing aimsSan Jose Mercury NewsNanosolar ships …

C0rinthian writes “ArsTechnica reports that the games retailer Slackers has been keeping their stock of the Nintendo Wii off their store shelves, and is instead selling the system on eBay for $400-500. (A $150-$250 markup)” This follows their look at the other side of the coin: why some retailers insist …

IRS orders FedEx to pay $319 million in driver row More: continued here