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Decorate Your Home With Kimberley Seldon and eBay.ca - December 4, 2002

Toronto, ON - eBay.ca, Canada's number one online shopping destination, and Canadian home design expert, Kimberley Seldon, are partnering to bring eBay users the latest in home design tips, information on hot trends, and convenient one-stop shopping to the comfort of your own home. On December 4, 2002, Seldon begins a monthly column on eBay Canada, as the official spokesperson for eBay.ca's Home and Garden category. Seldon will provide home design tips, recommendations, and information about home décor for visitors to www.ebay.ca/homeandgarden. Seldon's recommendations will also include hyperlinks to the items listed on eBay.ca that are referenced throughout the column.

"We're excited about launching Kimberley on eBay Canada," says Daryl Aitken, Head of Marketing and Category Management, eBay Canada. "Kimberley is well known in Canada and abroad for her elegant style and flair for interior design on her Design for Living television series and her regular Style at Home column. Combined with eBay.ca's vast selection of home décor items, eBay.ca users will have everything they need to decorate their homes with Kimberley's creativity and style."

Seldon's first installment at www.ebay.ca/homeandgarden includes tips for decorating your home for the holidays. From the wicker chair and basket to the cozy cashmere throw to the custom designed wreath, it can all be found on eBay.ca with the simple click of the mouse.

As host of Design for Living and design editor for Style at Home magazine, Seldon has developed an avid following across North America. Viewers enjoy her impeccable sense of taste and her design expertise making her television show a winner on Life Network and HGTV Canada, as well as networks in South America, Mexico and Israel.

eBay.ca Helps Canadian Charities Spread the Holiday Cheer - December 3, 2002

Toronto, ON - This holiday season, as part of its inaugural Charity for the Holidays program, eBay Canada is helping to promote the spirit of giving by using the eBay.ca site to support Canadian charities. Throughout the month of December, charity auctions on the eBay.ca site will benefit from eBay.ca's reach to almost 55 million registered users around the world. Charity for the Holidays, running from December 2nd to December 24th, culminates the week of December 17th to the 24th, during which time participating charity auctions will receive extensive home page support, on-site promotion and mentions in user email newsletters.

"Charity for the Holidays is the first-ever dedicated charity program that eBay Canada has run," says Ira Grossman, charity consultant, eBay Canada. "We wanted to do whatever we could to ensure that as many people as possible are aware of these great charity auctions, especially at this time of year, and so Charity for the Holidays was born. The eBay.ca homepage is the most coveted spot by sellers wanting to promote their on-line auctions because it is seen by millions of visitors each month. Not only is eBay.ca a great place to find millions of items every day, it's also a premier destination for charities with unique items and one-of-a-kind experiences that make superb holiday gifts."

Participating charities in Charity for the Holidays include Alanis Morissette and Equality Now, Kimberley Seldon and Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, Bereaved Families of Ontario, Casey House Foundation, Henry's and the Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital, Random House Canada and Frontier College, MIX 99.9 and Starlight Foundation, Shoot for a Cure Spinal Cure Research, McMaster Children's Hospital, The Easter Seal Society (Ontario), Parkinson Society Canada, Terry Fox Foundation, General Electric and The Hospital for Sick Children, Doctors Without Borders, United Way of Leeds and Grenville, Burns Bog Conservation Society, The Zajac Foundation, Trout Unlimited, A Child's Voice Foundation, and Na'amat Canada. Auction items range from one-of-a-kind experiences such as an Alanis Morissette Live in Concert VIP Package, an Ultimate Leafs Fan Package, and a "Get Engaged On Stage" experience at the Canadian Stage Company, to all-inclusive vacation packages and a pair of tickets to every 2003 summer concert at the Molson Amphitheatre. Unique celebrity items include a Bon Jovi autographed Leafs cheer card, Avril Lavigne and Enrique Iglesias autographed CDs, signed copies of Life of Pi by Yann Martel, an Eric Lindros limited edition autographed print, and many other autographed items.

Charity and eBay Canada
eBay.ca is the premiere destination on the Web for charities to raise awareness and funds. Most recently, charities such as Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, Ronald McDonald Children's Charities, The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Hockey League Players' Association have all used eBay.ca to host online charity auctions. Working hand in hand with Canadian charities is an important part of eBay.ca's commitment to helping worthy causes. These charity auctions are also a great place to find cool celebrity memorabilia and one-of-a-kind items. Buyers can browse charity auctions on eBay.ca's charity homepage at www.ebay.ca/charity.