Hello. My name is Patrick Byrne and I work at Overstock.com ...

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Overstock Auctions CEO hits the Overstock message boards and explains:

"What isOverstock?"

Honored Client,

    Hello. My name is Patrick Byrne and I work at Overstock.com.

    Overstock is best explained through a story. I went to high school near Washington, DC. There I had a friend named, “Charlie” (a.k.a. “Chalooka”). Whatever I or other friends were considering buying, be it electronics, car parts, a jacket, etc., Charlie would always say, “I have a friend in the business,” or, “I know a guy at the warehouse, I’ll get you a special deal on it.”
    We had our suspicions about Charlie, but learned in time that he really did have friends in the business. Whatever business...

http://forums.auctions.overstock.com/vie...hp?t=13517

and "What is Worldstock?"

... the short version is, we are trying to double or triple the income of less fortunate people around the world, while offering you exotic products at a fraction of the price at which you would find them in expensive boutiques.

http://forums.auctions.overstock.com/vie...hp?t=13594