MerchantsBay CEO to Speak at Internet World Chicago
Friday, May 3, 2001

For media inquiries, please contact: Nancy Lipkin, Marketing & Public Relations First Impressions (agency for MerchantsBay LLC) 385 Kings Highway North, Suite L2 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 nlipkin@merchantsbay.com p. 856.667.4882 f. 856.321.1108

(Mt. Laurel, NJ) May 3, 2001. Troy Pappas, President and CEO of MerchantsBay.com has been selected to participate on the Enterprise Streaming Forum at Internet World Chicago. Held at McCormick Place in Chicago from July 9-12, 2001, Internet World Chicago attracts hundreds of e-commerce/new media professionals from across the country. Mr. Pappas's panel will discuss a number of online enterprise applications including streaming video, audio and office-to-office presentation media. It will also examine the benefits of corporate streaming media over the Internet. Joining Pappas on the panel will be Killko Caballero, CEO, CUseeMe Networks, a pioneer in streaming media applications. MerchantsBay develops and markets premium giftware, home decor and collectible merchandise for specialty, television commerce and online distribution.

CEO of Local Online Company Selected as Speaker at EC Valley 2000
September 28, 2000

Last week, industry leaders and top government officials gathered in Philadelphia for a one-day conference to examine emerging technologies and business strategies that will shape how business is conducted in the future.

Full Steam Ahead for MerchantsBay.com
Monday, September 18

MT. LAUREL,NJ-- When the Republican National Convention arrived in Philadelphia on August 3, MerchantsBay.com earned a coveted slot as one of only 70 companies selected to sell to conventioneers at Politicalfest. "We were one of the few NJ-based companies and one of only two pure dot.coms," said J. Troy Pappas of Mt. Laurel, the company's CEO and so-called Captain. Quite an honor for a company whose newly tested and renovated web site had only launched three days earlier on August 1!

It may have been his gourmet dog biscuits shaped as Republican elephants that caught the attention of conventioneers and media outlets such as NBC10 and 6ABC but the former New Jersey hospital executive hopes that it's his "hard work, solid business plan, and research mixed with showmanship" that will spell long-term success.

Describing himself as "part Edison, part PT Barnum," Pappas labels his company a "cybermorph -- a hybrid between a wholesaler and retailer."

Local Online Company is Counting on Big Rewards at Republican National Convention
Friday, August 18th

A local online company is one of the few select vendors who was chosen to sell items to the thousands of guests visiting Philadelphia for the Republican National Convention. MerchantsBay.com was one of the few New Jersey vendors chosen to sell items to both the delegates and general public at the Philadelphia Convention Center, from July 26 - August 3.

MerchantsBay.com is selling political memorabilia that includes: baby bibs imprinted with the Liberty Bell, elephant-shape dog biscuits, jewelry, Republican soap, and candles from the Philadelphia Patriot Collection. Owner Troy Pappas is looking forward to showcasing their products on a national level.

MerchantsBay Successfully Launches Price Negotiation System
July 15, 2000

Mt. Laurel, NJ- July 15, 2000. MerchantsBay launched its proprietary real time price negotiation system at the Philadelphia Gift Show at the Fort Washington (PA) Expo Center. "Our system is all about convenience," said MerchantsBay CEO Troy Pappas. "By enabling real time, interactive price negotiations and integrating streaming media product videos, we have created the wholesale equivalent of QVC - on a much more modest scale. It's a meeting with a sales rep or a visit to a virtual trade show any time you want."

The MerchantsBay system allows buyers to source and purchase products at their leisure. Accordingly to Pappas, buyers can view informative product videos, negotiate prices and place orders all in one convenient interface. As broadband connectivity penetrates the marketplace and become as available as cable, MerchantsBay is positioned to be a leader in wholesale t-commerce (television comemrce).

MerchantsBay develops and markets premium giftware, home decor and collectible merchandise for specialty, television commerce and online distribution. MerchantsBay.com is located in the Burlington County College High Tech Incubator in Mt. Laurel, NJ. For more information, visit www.MerchantsBay.com.