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Hungry for Hockey? eBay.ca Feeds Deflated Fans' Appetites - February 15, 2005

Remember Mario Lemieux's 1987 Canada Cup game winning goal versus the Soviets? - eBay users do too, and with over 34,000 items available this week alone under the search term "hockey", fans of Lemieux and other hockey greats are sure to find everything they need to complete their collections. With the click of a mouse, anyone can relive unforgettable hockey moments by getting their hands on hockey-related items across thousands of categories including sports memorabilia, cards and the fan shop.

"eBay provides a way for fans to have their own hockey experience this season by buying and selling sticks, sweaters, pucks and masks from their favourite players and teams," says Gary Briggs, vice president and country manager, eBay Canada. "On eBay, fans, enthusiasts and collectors can keep the hockey season alive by trading their pieces of hockey history all year round."

Feeding a deflated hockey appetite

Fans hungry for hockey can use eBay to go around the world in search of retro jerseys, trading cards, player memorabilia, hockey books and DVD games. Here are some examples of current listings:

• A signed Bobby Hull Winnipeg Jets vintage hockey jersey is a great way to reminisce about the good old hockey game.
• For the card collector, it's easy to fill in that empty space with a great one; literally. A pre-NHL Wayne Gretzky card is a rare jewel. Once part of the Western Hockey Association's Indianapolis Racers, Gretzky has been an all-star player from day one.
• Although it's been 37 years since the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, any fan will be a winner with a 1964 Toronto Maple Leafs hockey colouring book. It is a colouring book that is better suited for a display case than a pack of crayons.

Need em! Got em! Trade ya!

eBay users looking for that one last hockey card or signed puck to complete their collection can take advantage of eBay's latest tool Want It Now - perfect for collectors and fans who know exactly what they want. Want it Now allows buyers to post requests for the items they're looking for, and allows sellers to deliver listings that match buyers' requests. With Want it Now, completing a hockey memorabilia collection - even during a lockout - has never been easier.

Read 'em or weep!

Hockey fans logging on to eBay.ca to get their online hockey fix are encouraged to participate in eBay's hockey poll and share how they feel about the good old days of hockey including their take on the greatest moments of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

About eBay Canada

eBay is the World's Online Marketplace®. Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful platform for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items across thousands of categories for sale on eBay. eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with customized sites in markets around the world. Through an array of services, such as its payment solution provider PayPal, eBay is enabling global e-commerce for an ever-growing online community. In Canada, eBay was visited by more than 8.4 million Canadians in August, 2004.