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WORLD'S FIRST ONLINE COTTAGE AUCTION

Cottageauction.com, Where Fun is Affordable

Huntsville Ontario October 17 2003 -- COTTAGEAUCTION.COM, The World's First Online
Cottage Auction Site, providing a low cost, flat rate, ebay alternative, online auction to the
cottage and sports community for almost anything relating to cottages, cabins, sports, and
recreation was launched today from the Heart of Ontario’s Cottage Country, Huntsville
Muskoka. This new niche approach to the concept of the online auction sites not only allows
consumers to buy and sell unused sports equipment and cottage treasures but allows them to do
so at a low cost without paying the sales percentages charged by other auction sites.

COTTAGEAUCTION.COM using the latest in auction programing allows the consumer to sell
thier various odds, ends and treasures in a secure fashion utilizing known and credible money
transfer systems such as Paypal and Authorize.net, or for those not confident in web credit card
shopping by cheque or money order.

It is our pleasure to invite your readers, subscribers and affiliates to Cottageauction.com and not
only offer a $5.00 credit to them upon registration but also the opportunity to open thier own
online store at no cost.

We believe that COTTAGEAUCTION.COM provides the cottage and recreational sports
communities with a valuable and entertaining online resource.