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eBay.ca: A Magical Place Filled With Holiday Delights - November 20, 2002

Toronto, ON - It's a special place where you can find new and rare gifts from Harry Potter Lego to Prada bags, from vintage Raggedy Ann paper dolls to PlayStation2, from digital cameras to DVDs. You can exchange holiday presents that didn't delight you, and earn money doing so. No, it's not the North Pole, but eBay.ca. eBay.ca is a treasure trove filled with gifts galore, and nowhere else but the North Pole have so many wonderful holiday gifts been available at one destination. Whether looking for Yu-Gi-Oh!, Hugo Boss suits, Xbox, or Beyblades, at eBay.ca you can pack your holiday sack to the brim with presents sure to delight.

"eBay.ca is the place to go during the holiday season," said Daryl Aitken, head of marketing and category management at eBay Canada. "Not only can you find gifts for individuals of any taste, at any budget, you can also use eBay.ca to make money during the holiday season, or to re-gift those unwanted presents after the holidays are over.

Visit eBay.ca's treasure trove from the comfort of home, or with a cell phone, anywhere!
Whether that special someone on your gift-buying list is a photography guru, a gadget fanatic, a sports fan, a fashion diva or toy collector, with nearly 12 million potential gift items available at any given time, eBay.ca has gifts for everyone on your list. But how do you find the gem you're looking for? eBay.ca makes it easy, by placing each item in easy-to-search categories. So whether searching for clothing, a digital camera, a cameo broach, laptop, vintage doll, garden gnome or golf clubs, holiday presents are easy to locate, no matter how rare and precious the item. With a variety of search options -- such as key word and location searches -- and price points available, the site is friendly to novice and expert users alike.

Buy It Now!
Shopping at the last minute? Another great feature, particularly during the holiday gift-buying season, is eBay.ca's "Buy It Now" feature. "Buy It Now" allows buyers to purchase an item at a fixed and fair price, without having to wait for the auction to end. So when you find that perfect gift with the "Buy it Now" feature, you can buy it right away and know it's yours. It makes holiday shopping even easier, and is the perfect way to make sure that buyer gets the right gift for the right person at the right price. "Buy It Now" items are clearly marked with a "Buy It Now" flag alongside the item listing.

Delight loved ones with gifts purchased from money made on eBay.ca
Do you hear sleigh bells ringing with visions of giving gifts of grandeur this holiday season, but are short on cash? eBay.ca is an excellent location to sell items to make extra income leading up to the holiday gift-giving season. Whether it's a never worn tie, a collection of childhood sports cards, or a once worn bridesmaid dress, listing an item on eBay.ca makes it available to a global community of almost 55 million registered users worldwide. With little effort, you could easily fund an extravagant holiday shopping list by selling items on eBay.

The joy of re-gifting!
Not thrilled with a gift? Maybe it's something you've already got, or it doesn't fit, or it is absolutely not what you were hoping for? Want to convert it into something you do want, without hurting anyone's feelings?

Why not try re-gifting using eBay.ca? That beautiful wool sweater grandma gave you --forgetting you were allergic to wool -- may be someone else's treasure. And if you take the time to find the gift a new home with one of the eBay's almost 55 million users worldwide, you can make some money in the process, to spend on items you really want.