SAN JOSE, CA, October 16, 2002 - eBay, The World's Online Marketplace(TM), has developed a great solution to help people, who do not have time or experience, to sell items on the eBay site. eBay Trading Assistants, a program with over 13,000 qualified registered users nationwide, is providing an easy and accessible way for people to get local help in listing items they want to sell.

The Trading Assistants program has opened up exciting opportunities for eBay sellers to expand their businesses, supplement their income, and help others in their community.

Trading Assistants do all the work for others - taking the photo of the item, writing the description, answering questions about the item, receiving payment, and shipping the item. After the item sells, the Trading Assistant deducts a pre-determined fee for services and delivers the remainder of the sales proceeds to the client. All terms, including the fee paid to the Trading Assistant, are negotiated between Trading Assistants and clients.

"I really enjoy helping others get rid of things that were once their pride and joy, but now collect dust," said Donald Peters, an eBay Trading Assistant. "Doing this allows me to give back to the local community, and offer things that can become someone else's treasured possessions."

Judith Meyers, an eBay Trading Assistant, donates all of her Trading Assistant fees to benefit her church's restoration projects. "It gives me a great way to help raise money for my church, and allows me to help people turn their unwanted items into extra cash."

"The response to the Trading Assistants program, since we launched it in February 2002, has been overwhelmingly positive," said Walt Duflock, manager of the Trading Assistant program at eBay. "Folks that are new to eBay have found Trading Assistants to be a real pleasure to work with, plus they get great results! Many individuals who have always wanted to sell on eBay, but didn't know how, now have an easy and fun way to make money selling on eBay through a Trading Assistant."

For more information about the program or to access the directory of Trading Assistants, go to www.ebay.com/ta.

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