Etowah TN - April 19, 2004 -- NuMarkets Franchise Opportunities, the pioneer of eBay consignment selling and shipping centers for the public announced today it has opened the first of 3 eBay selling and shipping centers in the Chattanooga marketplace. The first store opens today on 5959 Shallowford Road. NuMarkets will be announcing further expansion into, Nashville TN, Cleveland TN and Raleigh NC later this month.

."We are very excited to be expanding into Chattanooga, a city rich in history that has a strong business sector and quality of life which are components of success for the expanding NuMarkets" said Russ Grove President & CEO of NuMarkets. Our customers are telling us every day how valuable a service we are providing as they turn household clutter into cash, its truly money they didn't know they had.

"We see the Chattanooga marketplace fertile with opportunity in launching our NuMarkets selling and shipping centers helping the public and business sell goods on eBay" said Adrienne Powell President of NuMarkets- Chattanooga.

"The success of NuMarkets underscores the importance of ensuring that venture capital is available in our community, and its impact on helping small businesses grow and prosper," said Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker. "I congratulate NuMarkets on their expansion and am very excited about the positive impact they will have on our community."

About NuMarkets

Corporate headquarters and centralized commerce support services are located in Etowah TN. NuMarkets services help the public and business with a new way of selling items. Just bring in your items and NuMarkets does everything to quickly represent your item to the world market via the eBay venue. NuMarkets will collect payments from the buyer and ship the item (including large) all over the world. Fast, easy and convenient. NuMarkets has spent the past 22 months developing software and support services to build the NuMarkets franchise systems. NuMarkets locations will be sold via a franchise UFOC system. For more information call 423-263-5211 or email franchise@numarkets.com

NuMarkets is a trademark of NuMarkets LLC. All other product and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.

PR Contact: NuMarkets Kristine Whorton, 423-263-5211 pr@numarkets.com