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LIVEDEAL.COM SHARES TOP 10 TIPS FOR MAKING SPRING CLEANING EASIER AND MORE PROFITABLE

Consumers Turn to the Online Local Classified Leader to Declutter Without the High Costs of Newspaper Classifieds

PALO ALTO, Calif. , April 19, 2005 – With spring cleaning season in full bloom, more than half a million people across the United States have turned to the leading local online classified leader, LiveDeal.com, to declutter their homes. LiveDeal sellers enjoy free classified listings, unlimited word counts, a free photo and more, while buyers can search and browse more than 200,000 items for sale in categories including cars, furniture, pets and appliances that their neighbors are selling.

“LiveDeal has recently experienced a 300 percent surge in our garage sale category as consumers tackle spring cleaning ,” noted Devon Cohen, LiveDeal’s vice president of marketing. “We’ve found there are ten simple tips consumers should follow to make spring cleaning easier and more profitable. These tips have helped our sellers declutter their homes and earn extra cash in the process.”

LiveDeal’s Top 10 Tips for Spring Cleaning

1. Start With Some Rules. Approach spring cleaning with a guiding pr inciple such as if you haven’t used it in over a year, put that item in the “for sale” pile or tell your kids they have to pick out a handful of things from their bedroom or playroom that they are ready to let go.
   
2. Make Sure the Price Is Right. Do some quick up-front research on the Internet (www.LiveDeal.com) to help determine the market value of your items. Unused items such as cars, TVs, dressers, bikes, desks, skis/snowboards, snow blowers, cribs, strollers and more can all be sold to generate cash for summer activities.
   
3. Set Realistic Goals. Stay focused to keep the s pr ing cleaning pr oject from becoming overwhelming. Tackle one room or area of the house each day. Place all items for sale in a certain corner of the garage or house to stay organized.
   
4. Don’t Go It Alone. Get family members or friends involved as you’re sorting through items to make sure sentimental attachments aren’t getting in the way of objective decision making.
   
5. Don’t Think Twice. Once you’ve made a decision about what to discard, act on it quickly before you change your mind.
   
6. Add Some Sizzle to What You Sell. Write an interest-grabbing listing to help sell your item. Be sure your listing includes the item name, category, description and asking pr ice (example: Bally treadmill, 2 years old, rarely used, works great. Asking $500).
   
7. Picture It. A picture’s worth a thousand words (or at least more dollars!): if you have a digital camera, take a photo of some of the higher ticket items and upload the photo as part of your listing. Buyers on LiveDeal.com click items with photos four times vs. those without.
   
8. Record It. Use a notepad or your computer to make a master list of all items for sale and the asking pr ice. Make another column for sold price. Print out the master list and keep it handy to record your sales.
   
9. Sell It with No Fees. Sell your items on www.livedeal.com, the free local online classified leader. List your items under the garage sale category, but also list higher pr iced items such as cars, furniture, appliances and sporting goods in those categories, too. It’s free, so why not?
   
10. Enjoy the Windfall . Use the money you earn from your sales (and the money you saved with LiveDeal’s free classifieds) to reward yourself for starting spring with an organized home!
    

Consumer Edward Chapdelaine bought and sold through LiveDeal and commented, “Following a recent remodeling project, I had four bedrooms worth of furniture to sell. I was able to sell it very successfully on LiveDeal, while at the same time finding a really nice entertainment center for myself from a LiveDeal seller close to home. The website is easy to navigate and helps you present your items in a way that’s attractive to the market. It’s just a great service.”