COINSTAR INC
SC 13G, 1999-11-10
PERSONAL SERVICES
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. )*

                                 COINSTAR, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.001 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    19259P300
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                OCTOBER 27, 1999
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

         [ ]      Rule 13d-1(b)
         [X]      Rule 13d-1(c)
         [ ]      Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 19259P300                                            Page 2 of 5 Pages
          ---------

1    NAME OF  REPORTING  PERSONS  S.S.  OR  I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NO. OF ABOVE
     PERSONS

     Mark A. Riely

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)[ ]   (b)[ ]


3    SEC USE ONLY


4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

     United States


5    NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH  REPORTING  PERSON  WITH SOLE
     VOTING POWER

     149,500


6    NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING  PERSON WITH SHARED
     VOTING POWER

     965,800


7    NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH  REPORTING  PERSON  WITH SOLE
     DISPOSITIVE POWER

     149,500


8    NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING  PERSON WITH SHARED
     DISPOSITIVE POWER

     965,800


9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     1,115,300


10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]



11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     5.6%


12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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ITEM 1(a).        Name of Issuer:

                  Coinstar, Inc.

ITEM 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  1800 114th Avenue S.E., Suite 200
                  Bellevue, WA 98004

ITEM 2(a).        Name of Person Filing:

                  This statement is filed by:

         Mark A. Riely ("Riely") with respect to the shares of Common Stock, par
value $.001 per share ("Common  Stock") of the Company which may be deemed to be
beneficially  owned by Riely,  including 149,500 shares of Common Stock owned of
record  by  Riely,   110,800  shares  of  Common  Stock  owned  by  Media  Group
Investments,  Ltd., which has as its investment advisor  Vercingetorix Corp., of
which Riely is a 50% shareholder,  709,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Media
Group Investors, L.P., which has a sole general partner, Media Group Management,
Inc., of which Riely is a 75%  shareholder,  and 146,000  shares of Common Stock
owned by an account of  Goldman  Sachs  Strategic  Tech Fund,  which  account is
managed by Vercingetorix Corp., of which Riely is a 50% shareholder.

ITEM 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:

                  The  address of Riely is 260 West  Broadway,  Suite  2-D,  New
York, New York 10013.

ITEM 2(c).        Citizenship:

                  Riely is a United States citizen.

ITEM 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities:

                  This  statement  relates to the Company's  Common  Stock,  par
value $.001 per share.

ITEM 2(e).        CUSIP Number:

                  19259P300

ITEM 3.           If this statement is filed pursuant to rule 13d-1(b)
                  or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person is a:

(a)   [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
(b)   [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c)   [ ]   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
(d)   [ ]   Investment  Company  registered  under  Section 8  of the Investment
            Company Act,
(e)   [ ]   Investment  Adviser  in  accordance  with  Rule  13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E),
(f)   [ ]   Employee  Benefit  Plan  or  Endowment  Fund in accordance with Rule
            13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g)   [ ]   Parent  Holding  Company  or  control person in accordance with Rule
            13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G),
(h)   [ ]   Savings  Association  as  defined  in  Section  3(b) of  the Federal
            Deposit Insurance Act,
(i)   [ ]   Church  Plan  that  is excluded from the definition of an investment
            company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act.
(j)   [ ]   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) check this box.  [X]


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ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP.

       (a)    Amount beneficially owned: 1,115,300
       (b)    Percent of class: 5.6%
       (c)    (i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote:  149,500
              (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 965,800
              (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 149,500
              (iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 965,800

     As of  November  8, 1999  Riely has the sole  power to vote and  dispose of
149,500  shares of Common  Stock owned of record by Riely.  Riely has the shared
power to vote and dispose of 110,800 shares of Common Stock owned by Media Group
Investments,  Ltd., which has as its investment advisor  Vercingetorix Corp., of
which Riely is a 50% shareholder,  709,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Media
Group Investors,  L.P. which has a sole general partner, Media Group Management,
Inc., of which Riely is a 75%  shareholder,  and 146,000  shares of Common Stock
owned by an account of  Goldman  Sachs  Strategic  Tech Fund,  which  account is
managed by Vercingetorix Corp., of which Riely is a 50% shareholder.

ITEM 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less or a Class.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 6.           Ownership  of  More  than  Five  Percent  on Behalf of Another
                  Person.

                  See Item 4.

ITEM 7.           Identification  and  Classification  of  the  Subsidiary Which
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported  on By the Parent Holding
                  Company.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not applicable.


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ITEM 10.          Certification.

                  Riely hereby makes the following certification:

                  By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing  the control of
the  issuer  of the  securities  and  were  not  acquired  and are  not  held in
connection  with or as a participant in any  transaction  having that purpose or
effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated:  November 8, 1999

                                                        /s/Mark A. Riely
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Mark A. Riely







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