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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (194)	12/13/1998 5:28:00 PM
From: afrayem onigwecher	Respond to of 435

<>You sir, are a blithering idiot. <> Thanks for the compliment

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (194)	12/13/1998 5:32:00 PM
From: afrayem onigwecher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 435

<> I've taken this thing down once and will do so again.<> PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GAURENTEE FUTURE RESULTS !!!!!

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (194)	12/13/1998 6:03:00 PM
From: afrayem onigwecher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 435

<>it will probably go higher. <> How much higher ?

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (194)	12/13/1998 6:09:00 PM
From: Arcane Lore	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 435

Re: IBUY customer complaints: Those wishing to see for themselves can go to the dejanews power search page to get a feel for the volume and tenor of Usenet messages concerning Shopping.com: dejanews.com When I did the search a few minutes ago it indicated approximately 11,000 messages concerning Shopping.com. The 11,000 count is an approximation - Furthermore, when I performed a similar search a while back, dejanews said there were 22,000 messages - so the approximation may not be very good. Not all of the messages are complaints about IBUY. Some simply are informational posts about IBUY's prices, some relate to clearing up confusion between Shopping.com and other online retailers, one or two actually concern relatively good shopping experiences at shopping.com. Nonetheless, quite a few relate to bad shopping experiences. I suggest anyone considering an investment in this company spend at least a little time going through some of these posts. Messages 1-25 of about 11000 matches for search shopping.com : Date Scr Subject Newsgroup Author 1. 98/12/13 026 DO NOT USE SHOPPING.COM rec.games.video.ninte Mike 2. 98/12/13 026 Shopping.Com: Fraudulent#1/2 misc.invest.stocks Ulysses 3. 98/12/13 026 Shopping.Com: Fraudulent#2/2 misc.invest.stocks Ulysses 4. 98/12/10 026 shopping.com sale? alt.video.dvd Blues4U76 5. 98/12/12 025 Re: Cheapest price on Sony D alt.video.dvd NDONLT 6. 98/12/12 025 Re: shopping.com alt.fashion rjk 7. 98/12/11 025 DO NOT USE SHOPPING.COM alt.games.video.ninte Mike 8. 98/12/11 025 Re: Shopping.com Open Letter alt.video.dvd chrisL 9. 98/12/13 024 Re: FS: Palm III Equivalent! comp.sys.palmtops pre 10. 98/12/12 024 Re: shopping.com alt.fashion tmkrc 11. 98/12/11 024 Re: OT:*My Computernerd "exp 3dfx.products.voodoo2 dnts 12. 98/12/11 024 Re: Shopping.com Open Letter alt.video.dvd azhughes 13. 98/12/11 024 Re: n64 for 99.99 alt.games.video.ninte Mike 14. 98/12/11 024 Re: shopping.com sale? warni alt.video.dvd Bob Sperry 15. 98/12/10 024 Re: Shopping.com is a joke. alt.video.dvd Jesse Skeen 16. 98/12/09 024 Re: n64 for 99.99 alt.games.video.ninte Jeffrey P. Gask 17. 98/12/04 023 Re: Palm III for $269.99 at alt.comp.sys.palmtops K3RR1G4N 18. 98/12/04 023 Re: shopping.com alt.fashion me 19. 98/12/03 023 shopping.com alt.fashion me 20. 98/12/03 023 Re: shopping.com alt.fashion Beth Gould 21. 98/11/29 023 (IBUY) Shopping.com misc.invest.stocks gpool 22. 98/11/27 023 Re: Shopping.com update alt.video.dvd Jesse Skeen 23. 98/11/27 023 Re: Shopping.com is a joke. alt.video.dvd JHS! 24. 98/11/27 023 Re: Shopping.com update alt.video.dvd MDonovanD 25. 98/11/22 023 Monster II from Shopping.com comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardw Kevin Tucker If you haven't seen if before, you might also want to look over the following C\|net article from a month ago. news.com

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (194)	12/13/1998 7:58:00 PM
From: afrayem onigwecher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 435

SHOPPING.COM had an interesting beginning. In fact , if chief executive John Markley had not come aboard, your dreams would have been answered. SHOPPING.COM would probably not be around. The previous heads of SHOPPING.COM ( Bill Gross) had no business running this company. They figured if they made a product, it would sell. Obviously, that strategy does not work with such a small company. SHOPPING.COM, under chief executive John Markley , changed the waySHOPPING.COM does business. They now produce what the market is asking for, and they are selling up to $ 300,000 a day I know people are skeptical that the big boys will squash SHOPPING.COM My question is why, when SHOPPING.COM has one of the only web site with more then 2 Mill SKU This is a niche market too small for the big boys to justify. Sounds to me like a great acquisition target, not bankruptcy. chief executive John Markley is building the company in building block type fashion. The way a company should be built, not on hype, but real contracts, and real earnings. The past losses only reflect chief executive John Markley putting an end to the previous disasters of his predecessors. Going forward, do you think SHOPPING.COM can put any money to the bottom line? Would vendors grant SHOPPING.COM an exclusive to worldwide production of their product if they had any question of SHOPPING.COM financial future? These are products the market has been asking for, therefore should sell through, RIGHT? Do yourself a favor: Ask what the Internet market is today? I'll help you, its north of $10 billion. Ask your local broker how well online sells? Oh, by the way, when you have sold me those cheap shares, how do you intend to cover? You better scam some other unsuspecting investors and scare their shares away.

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (194)	12/13/1998 8:19:00 PM
From: afrayem onigwecher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 435

<> the facts are that this thing has consumed gobs of capital,<> How many gobs of capital did ANZN consumed ????

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (194)	12/14/1998 11:06:00 AM
From: afrayem onigwecher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 435

<> and no competitive edge..................<> Shopping.com was founded with the mission to be the dominant low-price leader on the Internet, selling brand-name consumer products every day. Shopping.com is an online retailer offering more than 2 million item selections of top brand-name consumer products organized by category. Shopping.com targets both the consumer and commercial markets utilizing state-of-the-art proprietary systems technology. Shopping.com competes with other Internet retailers such as CDnow (Nasdaq:CDNW) at cdnow.com, for music; Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) at amazon.com, Barnes and Noble (NYSE:BKS) at barnesandnoble.com and Books-A-Million Inc. (Nasdaq:BAMM) at bookamillion.com, for books; Cyberian Outpost Inc. (Nasdaq:COOL) at outpost.com and CompUSA Inc. (NYSE:CPU) at compusa.com, for computers; and Staples Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLS) at staples.com, for office products; along with the AOL and Yahoo shopping sites. Shopping.com offers millions of brand-name products to the Internet shopper, including computers, books, office products, CD's, pet supplies, housewares and more. Shopping.com provides everyday low prices and fast delivery using direct vendor shipping, secure online payment protection, and customer-friendly check-out services to ensure a user-friendly Web shopping experience for the Internet shopper. Visit Shopping.com's Web site at www.shopping.com or www.IBUYstores.com. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this news release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Shopping.com) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to consummation of the transaction, anticipated future revenues of the companies and success of current product offerings. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Shopping.com. For a description of additional risks and uncertainties, refer to Shopping.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q. CONTACT: Shopping.com, Corona Del Mar Frank Denny, 949/640-4393, fax: 949/640-4374 www.shopping.com or Coffin Communications Group, Sherman Oaks, Calif. Sanjay Sabnani, 818/789-0100, fax: 818/789-1152 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA BW0026 DEC 11,1998 5:45 PACIFIC 08:45 EASTERN

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (194)	12/14/1998 3:32:00 PM
From: afrayem onigwecher	Respond to of 435

Subject: Short and Painful Dear Shorts: This post is not to gloat or to rub it in. As previously stated, I don't care if you are long or short. How you try and make profits is your business. However, if you don't see now that SHOPPING.COM has something special, have your head examined. The worst thing you can do to yourself is try and convince yourself you are right, and lose a considerable amount of money in the process. Do yourself a favor, if you are on the fence, visit the company, meet management, kick the tires. Walk through the Internet stores, Educate yourself. SHOPPING.COM is not a household name yet , but the people they do business with are. The bottom line is don't listen to the bulls or the bears. Listen to yourself. Make your own decisions, but make it an educated decision. Best of luck.