Overstock.com Comments on Patrick Byrne's CNBC Interview

    SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overstock.com, Inc.
 (Nasdaq:   OSTK) Chairman and CEO Dr. Patrick Byrne appeared on CNBC's
 Closing Bell this past Friday and provided an update on the Company's
 current quarter. "We are having a pretty nice Christmas," he said during
 the interview where he mentioned that the company's gross bookings had
 increased thus far during Q4 by approximately 10% over last year's Q4 due
 to an increase in the order size of the average transaction.
 
     Byrne also suggested that the company's gross margins would be lower
 than they have been in recent quarters due to aggressive sales promotions
 and discounting. Byrne said that he expects Q4 GAAP net income to be
 between -1% and +1% of revenue and EBITDA to be between $5 and $10 million.
 He said that he believes the company will generate $50 to $60 million in
 operating cash flows in Q4 and that the company plans to expand the
 business internationally. "Next year we have an initiative to open up
 Canada and a couple countries in Europe."
 
     About Overstock.com
 
     Overstock.com, Inc. is an online "closeout" retailer offering discount,
 brand-name merchandise for sale over the Internet. The company offers its
 customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering
 its suppliers an alternative inventory liquidation distribution channel.
 Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded
 company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online
 at http://www.overstock.com.
 
     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 the Company's Q4 2007
 results and future international expansion. Our Form 10-K for the year
 ended December 31, 2006, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, 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.
 
 
 

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