EBAY MOTORS
REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES
No Purchase, Bid or Obligation Necessary to Enter
or Win
Open to
Legal U.S. Residents (except residents of Florida), 18 Years of Age
or Older
Void in Florida and Puerto Rico
1) How to Enter.
This eBay Motors Real People, Real Stories Sweepstakes (Sweepstakes)
begins at 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) July 1, 2003 and ends
at 11:59 PM PST August 31, 2003 (Entry Period). There are two (2) ways
to enter this sweepstakes, online or by U.S. Mail. To enter the
Sweepstakes online, access the eBay Motors Real People, Real Stories
Sweepstakes website, located online at http://pages.ebay.com/ebaymotors/stories
and click on the link for the Sweepstakes promotion. Follow the instructions
provided to complete the online registration form and click to submit.
You will be asked to answer questions pertaining to the eBay Motors
testimonials posted on http://pages.ebay.com/ebaymotors/stories. Upon successfully
completing the online entry form and answering the questions, the entrant
will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. The questions will
change each week during the promotion period. Entrants must complete
all required information on the online entry form to be eligible and
must answer the questions provided correctly to qualify for entry.
To enter the Sweepstakes by U.S. Mail, print your name, street
address, city, state, Zip and e-mail address (if any) on a 3½x5
piece of paper, insert in an envelope, affix postage and mail to: The
eBay Real People, Real Stories Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 4010, Grand Rapids,
Minnesota 55730-4010. Limit one (1) entry per person per week
according to the Entry Deadline chart below, regardless of entry method.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries, alteration
of entries, or for stolen, postage due, illegible, mutilated or misdirected
entries or mail or for any computer, online, telephone, or human error
or technical malfunctions that may occur. Entry materials that have
been tampered with or altered are void. No copies, facsimiles or reproductions
of entry form will be accepted. Proof of e-mailing or mailing does
not constitute proof of delivery. All entries become the exclusive
property of Sponsor and are subject to the terms set forth herein.
Use of http://www.ebay.com (the eBay Site) and the eBay Motors Site
(defined below) is subject to the eBay User Agreement available on
the eBay Site. All information collected from you in the course of
your use of the eBay Site and your participation in this Sweepstakes
will be used in accordance with the eBay Privacy Policy located at
http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-priv.html. ELIGIBLE ENTRANTS
MAY ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES EITHER ONLINE OR VIA THE MAIL-IN METHOD.
NO OTHER METHOD OF ENTRY WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Entry Deadlines
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Received
Online between: |
Mail-in
Entry Postmarked between: |
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1 |
07/01/03-07/07/03 |
07/01/03-07/07/03 |
07/14/03 |
2 |
07/08/03-07/14/03 |
07/08/03-07/14/03 |
07/21/03 |
3 |
07/15/03-07/21/03 |
07/15/03-07/21/03 |
07/28/03 |
4 |
07/22/03-07/28/03 |
07/22/03-07/28/03 |
08/04/03 |
5 |
07/29/03-08/04/03 |
07/29/03-08/04/03 |
08/11/03 |
6 |
08/05/03-08/11/03 |
08/05/03-08/11/03 |
08/18/03 |
7 |
08/12/03-08/18/03 |
08/12/03-08/18/03 |
08/25/03 |
8 |
08/19/03-08/25/03 |
08/19/03-08/25/03 |
09/02/03 |
9 |
08/26/03-08/31/03 |
08/26/03-08/31/03 |
09/08/03 |
*Entry Periods begin at 12:00AM PT on start date of
each Entry Period and end at 11:59PM PT on end date of each Entry Period,
except for Entry Period #1, which starts at 10:00AM PT.
2) Drawing for Winners: Potential prize winners
will be determined in a random drawing to take place on or about September
10, 2003, from among all eligible entries received during the Entry
Period online and by U.S. Mail. Drawing conducted by Marden-Kane Inc.,
an independent judging organization whose decisions are final on matters
relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend on the total amount
of eligible entries received. Marden-Kane will notify potential winners
by e-mail and/or U.S. mail. The Grand and First Prize winners will
be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and where legal, a
consent to publicity, liability waiver, and return same, properly executed
within fourteen (14) days of issuance. Failure to sign and return affidavit
in time noted will result in disqualification of entry and an alternate
winner[s] will be selected. The Grand and First Prize winners will
be required to furnish his/her social security number which will be
used only for the purpose of reporting the winner's prize earnings
to the Internal Revenue Service as required by law. If a prize or prize
notification is unclaimed or returned as undeliverable, or if a winner
fails to properly sign and return all forms described herein, the prize
will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Sponsor reserves
all rights, including the right to edit, publish, use, adapt, modify,
or dispose of any proper names, likenesses, photographs, and/or city/states
without further consideration or payment to the entrant online, in
print, or in any other media for advertising and promotional purposes
for this and similar promotions in all media (including and without
limitation, the Internet) without additional compensation, except where
prohibited by law. If an entrant changes his/her telephone number,
e-mail address and/or street address after he/she enters the Sweepstakes,
it is his/her sole responsibility to notify the Sponsor by (postal)
mailing notice to the Sweepstakes Administrator address (listed below)
to be received by the end of the Entry Period.
3) Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded:
Up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) towards the purchase
of a car on http://pages.ebay.com/ebaymotors (the eBay Motors Site). Complete
terms and conditions will be furnished with prize notification.
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $50,000. Ten (10) First Prizes
will be awarded: A gift card valued at two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)
that can be used towards the purchase of gasoline.
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $2,000 each. One Thousand (1,000)
Second Prizes will be awarded: A gift card
valued at thirty dollars ($30.00) that can be used towards the purchase
of gasoline.
Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $30 each. Total ARV of all prizes:
$100,000. No prize substitutions, cash equivalent, or transfer of prizes
permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The Grand Prize
winner must use the fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) towards the
purchase of a car on the eBay Motors Site. Use of the eBay Motors Site
is subject to the terms and conditions of the then-current eBay User
Agreement and all policies incorporated therein. Additional Grand Prize
terms and conditions will be furnished with prize notification. Any
and all warranties for merchandise selected by the Grand Prize winner
are subject to the manufacturers terms and conditions, and the Grand
Prize winner agrees to look solely to such manufacturers for any such
warranty claim. Usage of gift cards must be completed within one (1)
year of award and are subject to the terms and conditions of card supplier.
Prizes subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right, at its
sole discretion, to award a prize of greater or equal value if the
advertised prize is unavailable. Any depiction of prize is for illustrative
purposes only. Winners are responsible for payment of taxes on prizes
and for any other expenses relating to the use of the prizes. Any
and all portions of prizes that are not used by winners within the
time periods set forth herein an accordance with these Official Rules
will not be provided to winners.
4) Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open to
all legal U.S. residents (except residents of Florida), 18 years or
older at time of entry. Employees of eBay Inc., and its respective
subsidiaries, affiliates, prize suppliers and advertising and promotion
agencies of eBay Inc., including Marden-Kane Inc., and their immediate
families (spouse, parents, children, siblings and their respective
spouses) and individuals living in the same household as such employees
are ineligible to enter or win. Void in Florida and Puerto Rico and
where prohibited by law. This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable
federal, state, local laws and regulations.
5) Limitation of Liability: BY PARTICIPATING IN
THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANTS AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THESE OFFICIAL
RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES, WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO CLAIM AMBIGUITY
IN THE RULES, AND RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SPONSOR,
MARDEN-KANE, INC. AND EACH OF THEIR, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS
AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, RELEASEES) FROM AND AGAINST
ANY INJURIES, LOSSES, DAMAGES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS, OR ANY LIABILITY OF
ANY KIND RESULTING FROM OR ARISING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES
OR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, MISUSE OR NONUSE OF THE PRIZE THAT
MAY BE AWARDED. ENTRANTS AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WINNERS AGREE TO ACCEPT THE
PRIZE ÒAS IS, AND ENTRANTS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SPONSOR HAS
NEITHER MADE NOR IS IN ANY MANNER RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY WARRANTY,
REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW,
RELATIVE TO THE PRIZE, INCLUDING EXPRESS WARRANTIES (IF ANY) PROVIDED
EXCLUSIVELY BY A PRIZE SUPPLIER THAT ARE SENT ALONG WITH THE PRIZE.
RELEASEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PRINTING OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
IN ANY SWEEPSTAKES RELATED MATERIALS; OR FOR TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
LOST, MISDIRECTED, FAIL TO ENTER INTO THE PROCESSING SYSTEM, OR ARE
PROCESSED, REPORTED, OR TRANSMITTED LATE OR INCORRECTLY OR ARE LOST
FOR ANY REASON INCLUDING COMPUTER, TELEPHONE, PAPER TRANSFER, MAIL
SYSTEM, HUMAN OR OTHER ERROR; OR FOR ELECTRONIC, COMPUTER, OR TELEPHONIC
MALFUNCTION OR ERROR, INCLUDING INABILITY TO ACCESS ANY WEB SITE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES, OR PROCESS ANY TRANSACTION THEREON. IF IN THE
SPONSOR'S OPINION, THERE IS ANY SUSPECTED OR ACTUAL EVIDENCE OF ELECTRONIC
OR NON-ELECTRONIC TAMPERING WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR
IF COMPUTER VIRUS, BUGS, UNAUTHORIZED INTERVENTION, FRAUD, OR TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES OR FAILURES COMPROMISE OR CORRUPT OR AFFECT THE ADMINISTRATION,
INTEGRITY, SECURITY, FAIRNESS, OR PROPER CONDUCT OF THE SWEEPSTAKES,
THE JUDGES RESERVE THE RIGHT AT THEIR SOLE DISCRETION TO DISQUALIFY
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO TAMPERS WITH THE ENTRY PROCESS AND OR VOID ANY ENTRIES
SUBMITTED FRAUDULENTLY, TO MODIFY OR SUSPEND THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR TO
TERMINATE THE SWEEPSTAKES AND CONDUCT A RANDOM DRAWING TO AWARD THE
REMAINING PRIZES USING ALL ELIGIBLE, NON-SUSPECT ENTRIES RECEIVED AS
OF THE TERMINATION DATE. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR TERMINATE
THE SWEEPSTAKES IN ITS ENTIRETY AT ANY TIME AND AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION.
SHOULD THE SWEEPSTAKES BE TERMINATED OR MODIFIED PRIOR TO THE STATED
EXPIRATION DATE, NOTICE WILL BE POSTED ON HTTP://WWW.EBAY.COM/MOTORS/SWEEPSTAKES.HTML.
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE
ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES
IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT
BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES
FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. ANY ATTEMPTS
BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO ACCESS ANY WEB SITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES
VIA A BOT SCRIPT OR OTHER BRUTE FORCE ATTACK OR ANY OTHER UNAUTHORIZED
MEANS WILL RESULT IN THE IP ADDRESS BECOMING INELIGIBLE. USE OF AUTOMATED
ENTRY DEVICES OR PROGRAMS IS PROHIBITED.
6) Winner's List:
For the names of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope
to: eBay Motors Dream Car Sweepstakes Winners, PO Box 6000, Manhasset,
NY 11030-6000. Requests must be received by September 2, 2003.
7) Sponsor: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is eBay
Inc., 2145 Hamilton Ave. San Jose, CA 95125. Administrator: Marden-Kane
Inc. 36 Maple Place, Manhasset, NY 11030.
© 2003 Marden-Kane Inc.

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