Overstock.com, Inc. operates as an online closeout retailer that offers discount brand-name merchandise. Its merchandise offerings include bed-and-bath goods, home decor, kitchenware, watches, jewelry, electronics and computers, sporting goods, apparel, and designer accessories. The company also sells books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, and video games. In addition, it offers an online auction service, which acts as an online marketplace for buying and selling goods and services, as well as for listing cars for sale. Overstock.com, Inc. offers its products and services through its Web site, overstock.com. The company was founded as D2�Discounts Direct in 1997 and changed its name to Overstock.com, Inc. in 1999. Overstock.com is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.