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To: Tom Hua who wrote (405)	11/21/1998 6:17:00 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1634

Tom, true and an arguement can be made for "hype" of the issue by brokers et al., which will give MALL/UBID a lift but, again since 2/3's can and most likely Will be shorted it may be a battle from the start...tough call... I'm gonna sit on the sidelines watching...unless of course it touches 16-18 range again.

To: Tom Hua who wrote (405)	11/21/1998 6:46:00 PM
From: Kenneth Yeh	Respond to of 1634

Tom, I don't see where you found this "3 million UBID shares float" from. If you read the SEC filing on Nov 18th, 1998, you will see that Creative Computers owns 100% of UBID currently. The IPO has not happened yet. You CANNOT TRADE UBID SHARES UNTIL THE IPO OCCURS. It would be an SEC securities violation for Creative Computers to promise the sale or UBID shares to ANYONE based on SEC regulations before the IPO. So where exactly does this 3 million UBID shares come from that's being traded actively at $24? Please enlighten me. My Merril Lynch broker and myself are both very baffled by your comments. We've been discussing your statements at length and found no facts to back up your claims. Please substantiate where you discovered the 3 million UBID shares float. -Kenneth

To: Tom Hua who wrote (405)	11/21/1998 6:51:00 PM
From: Kenneth Yeh	Respond to of 1634

Here's the UBID SEC Document dated 11/18/98. edgar-online.com -Kenneth

To: Tom Hua who wrote (405)	11/21/1998 6:57:00 PM
From: Kenneth Yeh	Respond to of 1634

Taken straight out of the SEC filing: PERCENTAGE BENEFICIALLY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF OWNED SHARES SHARES TO BE ----------------- BENEFICIALLY SOLD IN THE BEFORE AFTER BENEFICIAL OWNER (1) OWNED OFFERING OFFERING OFFERING -------------------- ------------ ------------ -------- -------- Creative Computers, Inc. (2)....... 7,329,883 -- 100.0% 82.3% Gregory K. Jones (3)............... 73,299 -- * * Thomas E. Werner................... -- -- * * George Lu.......................... -- -- * * Timothy E. Takesue................. -- -- * * David L. Hirschman (4)............. 21,990 -- * * Joel D. Ludvigsen ................. -- -- * * David M. Matthews (5).............. 14,660 -- * * Brian A. Williams.................. -- -- * * Frank F. Khulusi................... -- -- * * Howard A. Tullman.................. -- -- * * Norman H. Wesley................... -- -- * * All directors and Named Officers as a group (11 persons) (6).......... 109,949 -- 1.2% 1.2% -------- * Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. (1) Except as otherwise specified, the address of all persons on the list set forth above is: 2525 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007. (2) The address of Creative Computers, Inc. is 2555 West 190th Street, Torrance, California 90504. (3) Includes options to purchase approximately 73,299 shares of Common Stock which are presently vested or will vest on the Offering Closing Date. (4) Includes options to purchase approximately 21,990 shares of Common Stock which are presently vested or will vest on the Offering Closing Date. (5) Includes options to purchase approximately 14,660 shares of Common Stock which are presently vested or will vest on the Offering Closing Date. (6) Includes an aggregate of 109,949 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options that are presently vested or will vest on the Offering Closing Date. As you can see, 100% of UBID is owned by Creative Computer shareholders. None of is liquid; hence cannot be sold or bought. So where does this 3 million share UBID float trading actively at $24 come from? Please enlighten me. Thanks. -Kenneth

To: Tom Hua who wrote (405)	11/21/1998 7:26:00 PM
From: Kenneth Yeh	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1634

Tom, your comments are EXTREMELY MISLEADING. If I read you correct, you're assuming that the 3 million UBID shares float are coming from the 4 million MALL shares float. However, that's absolutely WRONG. 1) Shorting MALL WILL NOT drive the price of UBID down. 2) You CANNOT SHORT UBID SHARES...PERIOD! (Shorting MALL does NOT EQUAL shorting UBID. They are two separately trading stocks). 3) The UBID float REMAINS at 1.58 million shares...not the 4.6 million like you suggested. Tom, I don't know what your agenda is but I find all your comments very misleading. Your reasoning in your post regarding the 3 million UBID shares sounds like this: "If I punch your father in the face, you will get a black eye." MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER!! Sure, you might feel very bad if your parents get socked in the eye but that doesn't mean you'll have a black eye. Your reasoning is so flawed that its actually sorta funny. Oh well, I hope the readers on this board have more sense than to listen to your reasoning. -Kenneth