Overstock.com Opens Doors To More International Customers

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Overstock.com Opens Doors to More International Customers


MEDIA RELEASE PR35121


SALT LAKE CITY, June 19 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --


           Now shipping to Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore


    Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) today announced its launch of international sales to customers in

Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This announcement now brings to 37 the total number of countries in

which Overstock is selling products to customers.


    These International shoppers can now search, browse and purchase over 600,000 quality discount



    "International markets are underserved by online retail," said Patrick Byrne, Overstock.com chairman and

CEO. "With the weakness of the dollar the time has never been better for international customers to buy

bargain American goods, creating a great opportunity for us."


    The site geolocates international visitors and displays pricing in their local currency, automatically adjusted

to daily fluctuations in exchange rates. Overstock.com launched its international service in August 2008, and

International shoppers can conveniently find quality brand-name items in 10 major categories.


    Since its go-international announcement in May 2008, Overstock.com has seen a substantial increase in

international traffic on site and international sales.


    "With the high interest and volume of international customers visiting our site, we want to continue to give

them an opportunity to take advantage of the benefits of shopping Overstock.com," added Byrne. "We plan to

continue our expansion into other countries as we roll this business forward over the next several years."


    About Overstock.com

Overstock.com, Inc. is an online retailer offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices.  The company

offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative

inventory distribution channel.  Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company

listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System under the symbol: OSTK, and can be found online at

http://www.overstock.com. Overstock.com regularly posts information about the company and other related

matters on its website under the heading "Investor Relations."


    Overstock.com(R) is a registered trademark of Overstock.com, Inc.


    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the

Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking

statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding whether online retail underservices

international markets; the opportunity for the company's international sales, owning to a weak U.S. currency,

statements regarding future international sales and a continued expansion of the company's international

sales program, Our Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007, our subsequent quarterly reports on

Form 10-Q, or any amendments thereto, and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange

Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those

contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking statements.


    SOURCE: Overstock.com, Inc.


    CONTACT: Media, 

                       Roger Johnson, 

                       +1-801-947-4430, 

                       rojohnson@overstock.com;


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                       or Investors, 

                       Kevin Moon, 

                       +1-801-947-3282, 

                       kmoon@overstock.com, 


                       both of Overstock.com, Inc.

    (OSTK)

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