“The internet and its ability to crush geography provides the optimal environment for delivering expert information,” said Mark Stuart CEO of CollectingChannel.com. “An appraisal is not just a value, but provides vital historical information that enhances the collecting experience.”

CollectingChannel.com, recent winner of 11 Internet Collectibles Awards, (http://www.collectiblenet.com/) is building on its best of breed tradition in providing quality information and support to the world of collecting. Ask The Appraiser™ offers CollectingChannel.com community members the opportunity to find out how much their cherished collectibles are worth, in a secure and professionally regulated environment.

“The appraisal community is undergoing tremendous changes right now,” said David Maloney Chief Appraisal Officer of CollectingChannel.com. “We are committed to leading that change, and ensuring that the public is served in the most professional manner possible by the online appraiser.”

The user must fill out a brief questionnaire filling in such detail as: date of manufacture, composition, dimensions, maker’s mark, condition, and history of the item. In addition, the system allows users to upload as many as 5 jpeg or gif pictures of the item to be appraised. The completed questionnaire is then routed to a member of the appraisal team to begin the evaluation process. Appraisal reports are returned to the user via an email, which also contains a link to an area on the site where the report can be viewed online.

All appraisal team members involved in Ask the Appraiser™ have agreed to follow the code of ethics and report writing standards of the Association of Online Appraisers (AOA, http://www.aoaonline.org/). The recently formed non-profit organization acts as an industry watchdog, alerting members to emerging issues concerning online appraisal practices, promoting interchange between the public and members, and establishing a codified set of standards to be used in all online appraisals.

About CollectingChannel.com
CollectingChannel.com (http://www.collectingchannel.com/) is CSEI's first affinity channel and serves as a gateway to the internet for avid collectors of all kinds. CollectingChannel.com provides a virtual, entertainment-driven "mega-mall” including the latest information and expert opinions on everything collectible on topics such as antiques, pop culture items, sports, stamps and coins -- through up-to-the-minute audio/video programming and news articles. Collecting Channel has dozens of partners, including top Internet brands such as eBay and Yahoo Broadcast Services.

With the exception of historical matters, this press release contains express or implied forward-looking information about ChannelSpace's products and markets, including statements concerning product availability, market acceptance and the market opportunity for this product. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of ChannelSpace to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.