Last Call to Bid on Advanta Spokesperson Bill Rancic's Dream Car Won

    Business Editors/Automotive Writers

    SPRING HOUSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2005--

Online Charity Auction Closes Thursday, Jan 27 at 3 p.m. EST at www.overstock.com/auctions -- Current Bid Still Under Sticker Price

    It's hot, it's fast, and it's last call! Bill Rancic, entrepreneur-on-call for Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ:ADVNB) (NASDAQ:ADVNA), wants to put you in the driver's seat of the 2005 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster convertible, the automobile he won on the wildly popular first season of "The Apprentice." The seven-day online charity auction concludes Thursday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m. EST.
    With the current bid at $35,350, nearly $5,000 below the factory sticker price of more than $40,000, the fully loaded 2005 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster convertible could still be a great bargain. Rancic, the original "Apprentice," will personally hand over the keys to the winning bidder of his, and the original window sticker will be autographed by Rancic as well as "The Apprentice" star Donald Trump.
    Hosted by Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK), complete details for the auction of Rancic's "limited edition" 2005 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster convertible are available at www.overstock.com/auctions.
    Net proceeds will benefit the Dr. Edward T. Rancic Memorial Fund for Cancer Research at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Bill Rancic founded the charity in honor of his father who died of cancer five years ago.

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CONTACT: Shepley Winings Diamond Public Relations Dana Green / Leslie Nash / Bonnie Winings, 818-760-7131 or Advanta Corporation Alison Grove, 215-444-5571 agrove@advanta.com

KEYWORD: PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CONSUMER/HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOTIVE ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION/RADIO CABLE PRODUCT SOURCE: Advanta Corp.

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