OverTheLimit.info $3M Bid for Record Collection Is a FraudThe Associated Press –3 hours agoPITTSBURGH (AP) — A winning bid of $3 million for a huge record collection offered on eBay was apparently a fraud. A bidder had claimed he would shell out …Pennsylvania man sells nearly 3M vinyl albums, singles and CDs on …The Canadian PressRecord…
“It’s bent. They sent me a jacked-up trophy… They got to their last trophy and it was broken and they said, `We’ll send it to him and blame it on FedEx.’ They better fix it … More: continued here
China on Saturday issued the last set of stamps depicting the role of Beijing Opera at the capital’s Meilanfang Grand Theater. The six stamps feature the Jing role, one of the famed opera’s four main characters. More: continued here
This is Money Profitable post offices face axe in 'farcical shake-up by Royal Mail'Daily Mail, UK –5 hours agoSuccessful post offices are being closed down while loss-making ones survive in a farcical shake-up by Royal Mail, it has been claimed. …£4.5m for chiefs in charge of closing our Post OfficesThis is MoneyProposed closures 'an outrage'Ealing Times£4.5m for…
New York drug-tax plan derided as a dopey ideaMinneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN –4 hours agoThe new tax would apply to cocaine, heroin and marijuana and could be paid with pre-bought "tax stamps" affixed to the bags of dope. … More: continued here
SMALL and defenceless it may be, but Liechtenstein has never willingly given up a banking secret. Now the unthinkable has happened: a DVD has found its way into the hands of British tax inspectors detailing Britons’ dealings in the Alpine tax haven. More: continued here
At least Germany stamps on tax havensThe Observer, UK –3 hours agoThe wealthy have got away with financial crimes for so long they no longer regard them as crimes. When they are caught breaking the rules others must obey, … More: continued here
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Duchess Camilla are preparing to enjoy a leisurely visit in the Caribbean on a private yacht. More: continued here
The Spoof (satire) Ron Paul selling his campaign delegates on eBay!The Spoof (satire), UK –2 minutes agoEbay is selling 16 hardly-used Ron Paul delegates! Free shipping too if you use PayPal! Autistic, TX – Ron Paul has discovered a novel way to raise campaign … More: continued here
CORSHAM AMONG WILTSHIRE POST OFFICE CASUALTIESBath Chronicle, UK –3 hours agoThe battle to keep post offices in Corsham and Broughton Gifford open has been lost. Post Office Ltd today announced the closure of 33 branches in Wiltshire … More: continued here