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eUniverse, Inc.
101 North Industrial Plains Road
Wallingford, Connecticut 06492
May 9, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Renee Fried, Esq.
Re: eUniverse, Inc.
Form SB-2 filed September 13, 1999
Registration No. 333-86959
Ladies and Gentlemen:
eUniverse, Inc. (the "Company") hereby requests the consent of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") to the withdrawal of the
above-referenced Registration Statement of the Company filed with the Commission
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The
Company's preferred stockholders, the selling shareholders under the
Registration Statement, have decided not to pursue registration of shares of the
Company's Common Stock underlying its preferred stock at this time. The
Registration Statement has never become effective and the Company has not sold
any of the securities included in the Registration Statement filed under the
Exchange Act.
If you have any questions with respect to the above, or if you require
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.
Sincerely,
/s/ William R. Wagner
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William R. Wagner
Chief Financial Officer
