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Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 643 - November 07, 2003 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story |

Ripples from UK Postal Strike Still Being Felt by eBay Users Worldwide
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
November 07, 2003
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It could take 2-3 weeks to clear the backlog of mail in the United Kingdom as Royal Post works to catch up after employee strikes. eBay UK advised members to inform their trading partners if there were problems in their area, and asked trading partners waiting for payments or delivery to be patient.

All postal workers are back at work and normal service is being resumed. But there may be as many as 50 million items caught up in the backlog caused by the disruption.


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