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To: Martin Milani who wrote (224)	9/25/1997 9:00:00 PM
From: GREGG M. AKIN	Respond to of 4903

Great News! Tomorrow should be fun! GSept. 25, 1997--ONSALE, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONSL), a pioneer and leader in interactive 24-hour online auctions, today announced a strategic marketing agreement with Excite, Inc. (NASDAQ:XCIT), a leading brand on the Internet. ONSALE now appears on the home page of Excite's Shopping Channel under the "Auctions and Bargains" heading. ONSALE also appears as a primary anchor tenant in the "Auctions and Bargains" department home page. ONSALE will receive promotional and banner placements throughout Excite as part of this agreement. "We are pleased to be an anchor tenant in Excite's Shopping Channel," said Jerry Kaplan, CEO and co-founder of ONSALE. "This agreement provides ONSALE with premier placement in the Shopping Channel of one of the Internet's most popular search engines." This agreement represents ONSALE's ongoing marketing effort to secure high-value real estate on the Web. It also addresses the changing distribution economics of the internet, where key market leaders are buying permanent placements on strategically important sites. Shopping at ONSALE Shopping at ONSALE is fun and easy. To place a bid, members need only click a button on their computer screen, fill out a registration form and submit their bid. Typically, a number of identical items are auctioned off simultaneously. When bids are received, prices change or merchandise is sold, ONSALE's pages are automatically updated with the latest inventory and/or pricing information. Members will be able to monitor the bids and change them electronically. The winning bidder will be notified by e-mail and posted on the site.

To: Martin Milani who wrote (224)	9/25/1997 9:03:00 PM
From: GREGG M. AKIN	Respond to of 4903

News. News, and more GREAT NEWS! -ONSALE, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONSL), a pioneer and leader in 24-hour online auctions, today announced that it is a featured site on Netscape Guide by Yahoo!, Yahoo!'s personalized Internet navigation service designed to provide Internet users with a central source of sites, news and events on the Web. ONSALE is a featured site in the shopping channel of the Guide within both the Computer and the Electronics subcategories. "We are pleased to capture key positions in the Netscape Guide by Yahoo!," said Jerry Kaplan, CEO and co-founder of ONSALE. "Netscape is one of the premier points of entry to the Internet, and Netscape Guide by Yahoo! is an important signpost directing traffic on the Web." This agreement represents ONSALE's ongoing marketing effort to secure high-value real-estate on the Web. It also addresses the changing distribution economics of the Internet, where key market leaders are buying permanent placements on strategically important sites.

To: Martin Milani who wrote (224)	9/25/1997 9:06:00 PM
From: GREGG M. AKIN	Respond to of 4903

SPORTS ONSALE! -ONSALE, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONSL), a pioneer and leader in interactive 24-hour online auctions, and CBS SportsLine(SM), a leading Internet-based sports media service published by SportsLine USA, Inc., today announced a broad joint commerce partnership. As part of the agreement, ONSALE will launch a co-branded Sports Fitness Auction SuperSite(TM) where CBS SportsLine will showcase merchandise using ONSALE's state-of-the-art auction management system. ONSALE is guaranteed a continuing supply of sports memorabilia and sports-related products to sell. "Our studies have shown that our customer base has a keen interest in sports," said Jerry Kaplan, CEO and co-founder of ONSALE. "It appears that the action-oriented, dynamic character of the typical sports enthusiast transfers well to the competitive bidding environment of an online auction. Furthermore, our joint auction market tests of sports-related merchandise with CBS SportsLine were highly successful." "Auctions of sports-related merchandise are a natural for our audience. Partnering with the leading company in this space accelerates our own merchandise sales efforts and adds to the entertainment value of our offering," added Andrew Sturner, vice president, Business Development for SportsLine USA, Inc. Under the agreement, extensive links will appear on each company's web sites to drive traffic to the other partner. This arrangement is characteristic of the changing distribution economics of the web, where key market leaders are leveraging their brand identities to acquire permanent "real estate" on high-affinity sites. This agreement also illustrates how ONSALE can gain access through partnerships to expanded categories of merchandise and sources of supply.

To: Martin Milani who wrote (224)	9/25/1997 9:09:00 PM
From: GREGG M. AKIN	Respond to of 4903

One more bit of GREAT NEWS! Computers ONSALE! -ONSALE, Inc., (NASDAQ:ONSL), a pioneer and leader in interactive 24-hour online auctions, today announced it has entered into a promotional agreement with Computer Shopper NetBuyer, the largest online marketplace of computer vendors and products from Computer Shopper and ZDNet. ONSALE will be the premiere auction-based sponsor of Computer Shopper NetBuyer, appearing on the NetBuyer homepage, the Basement homepage and the Marketplace homepage. ONSALE has also purchased additional advertising space on NetBuyer to support the initiative. "We are very pleased to be partnering with a leader in online computer shopping sites," said Jerry Kaplan, CEO and Co-Founder of ONSALE. "NetBuyer is an excellent vehicle for us to target a group of knowledgeable Web-based shoppers while they are in the process of making buying decisions." "Online computer product sales are beginning to explode, as is evident on NetBuyer, and the emerging online auction distribution channel is of high interest to our audience," said Al DiGuido, Executive Vice President/Group Publisher of Computer Shopper NetBuyer. "Providing direct access to a leader in this field greatly enhances our site and further strengthens our leadership position." This agreement is indicative of the changing distribution economics on the Web, where key market leaders are leveraging their brand identity to secure "real estate" on high-affinity sites.