Take to Auction and Marvel Comics Sell Super-Hero Themed Collectible Car On eBay Benefiting Charity

27 November 2000

Take to Auction and Marvel Comics Sell Super-Hero Themed Collectible Car On eBay Benefiting Charity

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Nov. 27, 2000--Take to Auction (AMEX:TTA) (www.taketoauction.com), a provider of online auction merchandise, and Marvel Comics joined forces to sell a super-hero themed Chrysler PT Cruiser - the first of a series -- on eBay (www.ebay.com), the world's leading online trading community, for $28,700 benefiting the Jackson Memorial Foundation.
    The car is the first in a series of Marvel super hero-inspired automobiles to be listed by TTA Motors, a subsidiary of Take to Auction. The internationally renown Michael Israel airbrushed 3-D Spiderman images on the retro-styled Chrysler at the 13th Annual Downtown Boca Festival of the Arts, November 11, 2000.
    "Our licensing agreement with Marvel gives us the chance to post custom, never-before-seen vehicles on eBay Motors that become instant collector's items as soon as the last stroke is painted," said Albert Friedman, President and CEO of Take to Auction.
    The PT Cruiser was suspended by crane a few feet above the stage as Israel performed his signature act before the live art festival crowd. The vehicle, one of Chrysler's hottest selling cars, was then posted on eBay November 11 - 21, 2000.
    Take To Auction will donate 80 percent of the profit from the auction of the vehicle to the Jackson Memorial Foundation's pediatric oncology efforts realized at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
    Take to Auction will have another Marvel super-hero themed PT Cruiser painted live, December 22, 2000, in the courtyard of Las Olas Riverfront in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The one-of-a-kind car will then be listed on eBay Motors to benefit the City of Hope Cancer Center. Other planned live performances and auctions include a General Motors Hummer H2 and the hot-rod styled Chrysler Prowler.

About Take to Auction

    Take to Auction (www.taketoauction.com), provides a unique opportunity for its membership community by providing access to its online catalog of authentic collectibles and factory-new specialty items to post and sell at premier online auction sites such as eBay and Yahoo! Take To Auction lists the member's selection at an auction site, processes payment from the highest bidder and ships the item on behalf of the member. The member then receives the profit from the spread between the minimum bid, and the final bid price.

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