Monday May 10, 9:55 am Eastern Time
  Company Press Release
  FineLine Properties.com Announces That Its E-Commerce Store Is Taking Orders And A Temporary New Trading Symbol FNLND.
  FAIRLAWN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999--FineLine Properties Inc. (OTC BB:FNLND - news) Monday announced the Company's E-commerce Store started taking orders over the weekend as the credit ordering system is in place. 
  It was also announced that its trading symbol as a result of NASDAQ regulations, would be FNLND for a period of thirty days before reverting back to FNLN. 
  ''As a result of changing our official corporate name from FineLine Properties, Inc. to FineLine Properties.com, Inc. and the attendant CUSIP change, NASDAQ has added a 'D' to the end of our trading symbol which will be in effect for a period of thirty days from May 7, 1999 to June 7, 1999,'' advised Company Board Member Carl White. ''Such a temporary trading symbol change is in accordance with prescribed NASDAQ and NASD regulations,'' added Mr. White ''and we trust it will not inconvenience our shareholders.'' 
  FineLine's Signature E-commerce Store started receiving its first orders over the weekend and the Company will be adding new apparel lines later this week. ''The efforts of management and our vendors has paid off handsomely,'' stated Mr. White, ''as we have beta tested the site for credit card security and are completely satisfied. We have had extremely good traffic at this new Store site over the past two weeks, and we are implementing programs to further promote it and generate significant levels of traffic and the resulting orders.'' 
  FineLine is an entertainment-based company that develops and acquires cartoon characters. The company has had some of its cartoons in major along with appearances on over 450 licensed products in over 20 countries. To view the entire FineLine family, simply go to the company's Web site at www.finelineproperties.com. 
  Statements in this release are made pursuant to the ''Safe Harbor'' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's services, increased levels of competition for the company, and dependence on the performance of the management of the company. 
  FineLine Web Site: Visit finelineproperties.com. 
  Investor Relations: Tom Madden, 800/941-1558. 
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