Postal agencies hope technology can replace dwindling business. Marty Sellers used to need about a hundred postage stamps every three months. These days, he can stretch that supply to last a year. More: continued here
IRVINE, Calif. Police have arrested a 42-year-old man who they say made at least $300,000 auctioning off art forgeries on eBay. Forty-two-year-old Vincent Lopreto is accused of selling imitations of works by English artist Damien Hirst that would be worth up to $20,000 apiece if authentic. More: continued here
Which was your favorite Super Bowl commercial? Bobbing asleep, Pepsi Max: Cowboys and rappers nod off before they drink some Max. Giant pigeons, FedEx: Delivery problems not solved by giant pigeons that terrorize the city. More: continued here
Sellers on eBay will no longer be allowed to leave critical comments about buyers. The online marketplace is introducing the move later this year in an attempt to end the heated exchanges that have slowed the site down More: continued here
73-year-old Man Takes on Ebay with a 1920's Style Live Auction and …PR Newswire (press release), NY –1 minute ago6 /PRNewswire/ — It may seem like a crazy idea, but at 73 years old Donald Karr is taking on Internet giants like Ebay by starting a live auction site … More: continued here
MP backs call to save threatened village post officeLancashire Evening Post, UK –2 hours agoLancaster and Wyre MP Ben wallace dropped in at Glasson Dock Post Office, near Lancaster, and met with the postmaster, Mark Holden, and villagers. …Post office branches are to closeGloucestershire GazetteClosure causes Postmaster trade concernHunts PostMP brands PO closure plans 'a disgrace'Chorley GuardianThe…
73-year-old Man Takes on Ebay with a 1920's Style Live Auction and …SunHerald.com, MS –4 minutes agoIt may seem like a crazy idea, but at 73 years old Donald Karr is taking on Internet giants like Ebay by starting a live auction site where users pick up … More: continued here
Library worker stole £800 of CDs to sell on eBayPeterborough Evening Telegraph, UK –1 hour agoA CENTRAL Library worker who stole more than £800 of CDs and sold them on eBay has been spared jail. Lance Hemmings was ordered to carry out 180 hours …Apartments get the go-aheadPeterborough Evening Telegraphall 2 news articles More: continued here
Pretoria – Winemaking is an occupation usually left to humans but this has changed with a Knysna elephant using its weight to stamps grapes at the Knysna Elephant Park, the Herald Online reported on Wednesday. More: continued here
Good work on the post officeThe Herald-Times (subscription), IN –2 hours agoJust Tuesday, the city and the postal service announced that the new main post office, comprising a full-service retail and distribution facility, …New main post office will be on west sideThe Herald-Times (subscription)all 2 news articles More: continued here