Buy.com First Quarter Profit Increases 138 Percent

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Tue May 20, 2008 9:03am EDT

Buy.com(r), the Internet Superstore(tm), today announced record profits for the
first quarter of 2008 of $1.4 million compared to $568k in the first quarter of
2007. This reflects Buy.com's sixth consecutive profitable quarter.

"Based on consumer spending on Buy.com, we do not see any evidence of an
economic downturn -- instead, consumers are looking to the site as a one-stop
shopping destination for the best deals on millions of products," said Neel
Grover, CEO and President of Buy.com.

"As we continue to see gas prices skyrocket around the country, more consumers
are realizing they can get their products with free shipping online at Buy.com
without ever leaving their home," said Jeff Wisot, VP Marketing of Buy.com.

About Buy.com

Buy.com is a leading e-commerce company with more than 11 million customer
accounts, focused on providing its customers with a rewarding shopping
experience and a broad selection of high-quality technology and entertainment
retail goods at competitive prices. Buy.com offers millions of products in a
range of categories, including consumer electronics, computer hardware and
software, cell phones, books, music, videos, games, digital music downloads,
toys, bags, home and outdoor, baby, jewelry, shoes and sporting goods. Founded
in June of 1997, Buy.com is located in Aliso Viejo, California. Buy.com(r) and
The Internet Superstore(tm) are trademarks of Buy.com Inc. Buy.com currently
competes with a variety of companies that can be divided into two broad
categories: (i) retailers and ecommerce marketplaces such as Amazon.com, eBay
and Wal-Mart and (ii) specialty retailers or manufacturers such as Barnes &
Noble, Best Buy, Circuit City and Dell.

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