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To: cankster who wrote (35018)	3/9/2000 11:30:00 AM
From: Qone0	Respond to of 150070

CCGR news. .Former Franklin Mint Veteran Joins Collectible Concepts Group DOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CCGR - news) announced today that JOSEPH J. VITELLI has joined the Company as Managing Director of Product Development. Vitelli served as Director of Product Development for THE FRANKLIN MINT and brings two decades of hands-on product and purchasing experience to CCGR's growing presence in the licensed collectibles industry. He will direct the development of CCGR's licensed merchandise, maintain established product lines and strengthen the company's vendor relations/sourcing efforts. He joined the Franklin Mint in 1970 and rose through the ranks serving as Senior Purchasing Product Manager, Purchasing Director, Senior Purchasing Director, Managing Director Corporate Purchasing, Managing Director Product Development and Director of Product Development. Headquartered in historic Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Collectible Concepts Group, Inc., develops and markets licensed collectible merchandise in the entertainment and sports industries. CCGR is an official licensee of NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, Inc., and produces replicas of props from AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY and the sequel, AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME as well as the ``Austin Powers Collector's Club' website: www.powersclub.com. In addition, CCG now owns and maintains ``Verne Troyer's Mini-V Fan Club' website: www.mini-v.com The newest project underway, is the ``X-MEN Collector's Club', in association with MARVEL COMICS for the summer movie release of ``X-MEN - THE MOVIE.' CCGR is also creating collectible merchandise for the Terminator and Terminator 2 motion picture series and is currently developing the ``Terminator Collector's Club.' Notice: This release and oral statements made from time to time by Company representatives concerning the same subject matter may contain so- called ``forward-looking statements.' These statements can be identified by introductory words such as ``expects,' ``plans,' ``will,' ``estimates,' ``forecasts,' ``projects' or words of similar meaning, and by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements frequently are used in discussing regulatory submissions and approvals, development programs, etc. Many factors may cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements, including inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of risks and uncertainties, some of which are known and others of which are not. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future results or events, and one should avoid placing undue reliance on such statements. SOURCE: Collectible Concepts Group, Inc.