AdStar Receives NASDAQ Letter Regarding Non-Compliance With the Minimum Price Requirement for Continued Inclusion on the NASDAQ

AdStar Receives NASDAQ Letter Regarding Non-Compliance With the
Minimum Price Requirement for Continued Inclusion on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market



MARINA DEL REY, Calif., Feb. 24  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AdStar, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ADSTNASDAQ:ADSTW), today announced that it received a letter from the
NASDAQ Stock Market on February 18, 2005 indicating that for 30 consecutive
trading days the bid price for its common stock had closed below the $1.00 per
share minimum required for continued inclusion under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule
4310(c)(4).  Pursuant to applicable NASDAQ rules, AdStar has been provided a
180 day grace period until August 17, 2005 to regain compliance by having the
bid price of its common stock close at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of
10 consecutive business days.

About AdStar, Inc.

AdStar, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSTNASDAQ:ADSTW) is the leading provider of e-commerce
transaction software and services for the advertising and publishing
industries.  AdStar's proprietary suite of e-commerce services includes remote
ad entry software and web-based ad transaction services, as well as payment
processing and content processing solutions that are provided through its Edgil
Associates subsidiary, the industry's largest supplier of automated payment
processing services.  AdStar's ad transaction infrastructure powers classified
ad sales for more than 40 of the largest newspapers in the United States, the
Newspaper Association of America's bonafideclassifieds.com, CareerBuilder, and
a growing number of other online and print media companies. EdgCapture, Edgil's
automated payment process solution, is currently employed by call centers at
more than 100 of the nation's leading newspaper and magazines.  AdStar is
headquartered in Marina del Rey, Calif., and its Edgil office is located in
North Chelmsford, Mass.  For additional information on AdStar, Inc., visit
http://www.adstar.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements concerning the business and
services of the Company.  Actual results may differ from those projected or
implied by such forward-looking statements depending on a number of risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following: historical business
has already matured, new online business is unproven and may not generate
expected revenues, and Internet security risks.  Other risks inherent in the
business of the company are described in Securities and Exchange Commission
filings, including the company's annual report on Form 10-KSB.  The company
undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

   AdStar Company Contact: Jeff Baudo, 310-577-8255, 
   AdStar Media Contact: Kevin Wilson, 513-885-5520,
                         

DATASOURCE: AdStar, Inc.



CONTACT:  Jeff Baudo of AdStar, [phone], ; or

Kevin Wilson, [phone], , for AdStar



Web site:  http://www.adstar.com/ 

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