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Shopping.com Signs Agreement With Auto Parts Look-Up Software Manufacturer

9 February 1998

Shopping.com Enters $120 Billion a Year Automotive After-market; Shopping.com Signs Agreement With Auto Parts Look-Up Software Manufacturer

    CORONA DEL MAR, Calif., Feb. 9 -- Shopping.com
(OTC Bulletin Board: IBUY), a growing online retailer of a low priced and
broad mix of consumer products, announced today that it has signed an
agreement with Profit Pro, Inc. for the use of Profit Pro's cataloging
software which will look up auto parts on Shopping.com's website.  This
software will allow web shoppers to search for an auto part and receive a part
number with a price.  This software will be available to Shopping.com
customers as soon as the software customization process is completed.
    "We are pleased to be a part of the $120 billion automotive after-market
as the agreement with Profit Pro Inc. gives our customers the convenience of
shopping for their auto parts on-line without the hassle of calling or driving
around to parts' stores and enforces our goal of being a one-stop online
shopping center to Web consumers.  We will continue to expand and strengthen
our relationships with vendors like Profit Pro Inc. to offer even a larger
selection of merchandise," stated Bob McNulty, Chief Executive Officer at
Shopping.com.

   About Shopping.com
   Shopping.com, headquartered in Corona del Mar, CA, is a growing online
retailer offering a large selection of top brand name consumer products
organized by category and targets both the consumer and commercial markets.
Utilizing state-of-the-art proprietary systems technology, Shopping.com offers
Internet shoppers over one million products, ranging from computers, books and
office supplies to CDs, with low prices and fast delivery using direct vendor
shipping, secure on-line payment protection and e-mail services to provide a
user-friendly web shopping experience.  Visit Shopping.com's Superstore
website at http://www.shopping.com.

    For further information contact: Dr. Ogden Forbes, Chief Knowledge and
Research Officer, (714) 640-4393, oforbes@shopping.com or Brenda Eames,
Investor Relations (310) 796-0229, i3com@aol.com.

SOURCE  Shopping.com