TACOMA, WASHINGTON - June 12, 2002 - Ableauctions.com^TM, Inc. (AMEX:AAC) (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has determined not to proceed with the proposed the 3-for-1 combination of the authorized and issued share capital. The Company will however proceed with the intended name change of the Company to "Ableauctions, Inc." and stockholders will be asked to approve the name change.

About Ableauctions.com

Ableauctions.com is a high-tech business-to-business and consumer auctioneer that conducts auctions live and simultaneously broadcasts them over the Internet. The Company liquidates a broad range of products including computers, electronics, office equipment, furniture and industrial equipment that are acquired through bankruptcies, insolvencies and defaults. This release and prior releases are available on the Company's Internet Auction web site located at www.ableauctions.com. For more information contact Investor Relations at 604-521-3375.

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iCollector.com is the independent connection to the world's auction houses. Founded in 1994, it was the first company dedicated to trading antiques, fine art and premium collectibles on the Internet. Today iCollector.com represents more than 350 of the world's leading auction houses. Hundreds of thousands of collectors use icollector.com daily to search its global client base of auction houses and place bids, with the support of its extensive catalog archive. Since January 2001, its alliance with eBay Live Auctions has resulted in hundreds of Live Auctions being broadcast in real-time, direct to the saleroom as the auction happens, selling tens of thousands of lots to many thousands of users online. With offices in Europe, the U.S.A and Canada, its unparalleled understanding and expertise in this sector can help you to maximize your opportunities to find, buy or sell art, antiques and collectibles online.