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  • 06/06/99 - Collecting Channel to Serve as Lead Content Partner for eBay
  • 06/22/99 - eBay Acquires Germany's Leading Online Person-To-Person Trading Site -- alando.de AG
  • 06/23/99 - eBay Magazine Offers More Great Reasons To Shop Online
 

Collecting Channel to Serve as Lead Content Partner for eBay

NORFOLK, VA, June 6, 1999 - The Collecting Channel (www.collectingchannel.com) today announced it has reached an agreement with eBay® to provide collecting-related information on the eBay website.

eBay users are expected to have access to the new content from within eBay's "Inside Scoop" and "Front Page News" areas throughout each of eBay's major categories such as antiques, coins, stamps, and other special areas.

The first in a series of category content launches provided by the Collecting Channel is currently available on eBay's new "Star Wars® Stuff" category page at http://pages.ebay.com/starwars/.

"As millions of fans head to the theaters to see 'Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace,' they can also access timely information about Star Wars memorabilia collecting from 'Inside Scoop' on eBay," said Barry Friedman, CEO of Collecting Channel. "The Collecting Channel is thrilled to partner with the leading person-to-person online trading site, and provide a resource for eBay users to connect to collecting news online."

The Collecting Channel will serve as the leading source of online collector content for eBay's website. The Collecting Channel draws upon extensive internal content resources spanning virtually every collecting interest from its team of outstanding experts in key areas, in addition to dozens of leading specialized sources collectively called the "Friends of the Collecting Channel."

"Thanks to the Collecting Channel, we hope to provide the eBay community with even more collector resources," said Steve Westly, vice president of marketing and business development of eBay. "We believe that offering access to the latest collecting information by the Collecting Channel will enhance the user experience and give yet another great reason to trade on eBay."

About ChannelSpace Entertainment, Inc.
ChannelSpace Entertainment, Inc. (www.channelspace.com), is a provider of affinity portals and original niche-based programming for Internet content aggregators. This groundbreaking model addresses the question: how do you reach more eyeballs? CSEI's cableTV-like model creates opportunities to leverage and package its own high-level audio/video assets as well as that of existing content providers to increase overall market strength and visibility. The CSEI goal is to be a platform-independent source of enhanced, customized channels to content aggregators of all media forms. CSEI's distributed technology engine enables the company to launch new channels at a rapid pace.

The CollectingChannel (www.collectingchannel.com), CSEI's first affinity portal, offers the most complete aggregation of collecting-related content ever available in the history of the Web. As it continues to add more content and programming, the CollectingChannel will deliver the Web's most complete, up-to-the-minute, original audio/video programming, chat, auctions, books, price guides, expert opinions, software, links, magazines, live video conferencing, news, articles and community catering to any and every conceivable collectible category.

About eBay
eBay (www.ebay.com), the world's personal trading communityTM, pioneered person-to-person online trading. Founded in 1995, eBay has developed an efficient and entertaining trading site in an auction format on the Web that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBay has more than 3.8 million registered users. Currently, there are more than two million items listed for sale. More than 250,000 new items are added daily, in more than 1,600 categories, including: antiques; books, movies, and music; coins and stamps; collectibles; computers; dolls and figures; jewelry and gemstones; photo and electronics; pottery and glass; sports memorabilia; and toys.

eBay Acquires Germany's Leading Online Person-To-Person Trading Site -- alando.de AG

BERLIN, SAN JOSE, Calif. June 22, 1999 - eBay ® (NASDAQ: EBAY; www.ebay.com), the world's leading person-to-person online trading community, today announced the acquisition of alando.de AG (www.alando.de) -- Germany's largest online trading company.

"alando.de and eBay share a common goal of bringing the best online trading experience to the Internet," said Pierre Omidyar, eBay's founder and chairman. "The acquisition of alando.de will accelerate eBay's vision of creating a passionate, vibrant and loyal global trading community and we look forward to building an outstanding site for Germany's 10 million Internet users."

"Although alando.de has quickly established itself as Germany's leading online trading company, the prospect of joining up with a global partner as successful as eBay was just too exciting," said Alexander Samwer, co-founder and spokesman for alando.de. "Together the alando.de and eBay team will provide the German Internet community with a truly great service."

alando.de's venture capital firm, Wellington Venture Partners, welcomed the acquisition.

"This is a great opportunity for alando.de to build on its lead in the German market," said Frank Boehnke, managing director at Wellington Venture Partners.

Since its launch in March 1999, alando.de has established itself as Germany's leading online person-to-person trading company, with more than 500 categories, over 80,000 listed items and more than 50,000 registered members. alando.de will continue to operate under its current URL (www.alando.de) and company name until later this year when it will transition to a new web address (www.ebay.de), giving German users access to eBay's worldwide community of active buyers and sellers.

Details of the acquisition were not disclosed. eBay expects that the transaction will be dilutive during the remainder of 1999 and eBay may recognize certain one-time expenses related to the transaction in the second quarter.

eBay (www.ebay.com), the world's personal trading communityTM, pioneered person-to-person online trading. Founded in 1995, eBay has developed an efficient and entertaining trading site in an auction format on the Web that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBay has more than 3.8 million registered users. Currently, there are over 2.2 million items listed for sale. More than 250,000 new items are added daily, in more than 1,600 categories, including: antiques; books, movies, and music; coins and stamps; collectibles; computers; dolls and figures; jewelry and gemstones; photo and electronics; pottery and glass; sports memorabilia; and toys.

Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Future events, risks and uncertainties, individually or in the aggregate, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Those factors include eBay's ability to integrate this acquisition, uncertainties related to operating a person-to-person trading site under the laws of foreign jurisdictions and other factors discussed in the "forward-looking information" or "risk factors" sections included in the companies' prospectuses, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and annual reports on Form 10-K.

eBay Magazine Offers More Great Reasons To Shop Online

Charter Subscriptions Available on www.ebay.com
Magazine Debuts in August 1999

SAN JOSE, Calif. June 23, 1999 - eBay® (NASDAQ: EBAY; www.ebay.com), the world's leading person-to-person online trading community, today announced it will make charter subscriptions available for its new lifestyle publication, eBay Magazine. The magazine, being published by Krause Publications, the world's largest hobby publisher, is expected to ship to subscribers in mid August. eBay enthusiasts can sign up for charter subscriptions now through August 8 at www.ebay.com.

Charter subscribers will receive a savings of 25 percent off the normal subscription rate of $19.99 for a total cost of $14.99 for 12 issues, which is also more than $30 off the newsstand price. Along with a low entry price, other benefits include:

  • A special, limited edition collectible version of the eBay Magazine debut cover
  • Charter subscriber copies will be individually numbered, adding to their collectibility

Charter subscriptions for the new eBay Magazine are also available by calling 888-486-5478.

"We are taking the eBay phenomenon and expanding its reach through more traditional outlets," said Steve Westly, vice president of marketing and business development at eBay. "eBay Magazine will offer the millions of consumers who log onto the Internet with helpful information about online trading as well as other hot Internet—and collecting—related topics."

Each month, eBay Magazine will provide the latest news in collectibles, e-commerce and person-to-person trading. It will celebrate the collecting lifestyle by offering tips on how to buy, sell, invest and collect online. Readers will learn about celebrities' collecting interests and the newest trends in collecting, pop culture and the Internet, with advice from experts in all types of fields. The magazine will also keep readers informed about online entertainment news and cutting-edge technology advances and how these innovations can make it easier for people to buy and sell online. An e-commerce section will report on issues from Internet IPOs to what's hot on the Web.

"Everyone has a special interest in life. The content of eBay Magazine will be crafted by its readers and their passions," said Jim Gleim, executive publisher of Krause Publications. "As eBay's diverse community of collecting enthusiasts continues to grow, eBay Magazine will provide a comprehensive look at the many areas that interest them."

About Krause Publications
Krause Publications is the world's largest hobby publisher. Coin collector Chet Krause founded Krause Publications in 1952 when he launched a trader publication titled "Numismatic News." Today, Krause publishes 37 periodicals in 12 collectible and hobby fields and offers more than 500 books covering the same topics. More than 100 new books are published by Krause each year. Krause Publications, an employee-owned firm since 1988, has been named employee-owned company of the year at both state and national levels.

About eBay
eBay (www.ebay.com), the world's personal trading community™, pioneered person-to-person online trading. Founded in 1995, eBay has developed an efficient and entertaining trading site on the Web that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. eBay has more than 3.8 million registered users. Currently, there are more than 2.2 million items listed for sale. More than 250,000 items are added daily in more than 1,600 categories, including: antiques; books, movies and music; coins and stamps; collectibles; computers; dolls and figures; jewelry and gemstones; photo and electronics; pottery and glass; sports memorabilia; and toys.