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Exhibit 12.1

USA INTERACTIVE
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
1997-2002 ($000s)

		Years Ended December 31,															Nine months ended September 30,
		1997			1998			1999			2000			2001			2001			2002
Earnings as defined:
Profit before tax as reported		$	69,538		$	68,801		$	(82,806	)	$	(308,095	)	$	(287,457	)	$	(219,560	)	$	(64,368	)
Add: Dividends from affiliates			12,007			7,880			(1,806	)		58,333			48,977			22,021			132,807
	Interest expense		23,920			93,648			56,592			46,119			46,179			34,486			33,755
	Interest factor (re: rentals) (A)		5,313			7,480			8,896			14,441			18,262			14,007			15,924
Total earnings		$	110,778		$	177,809		$	(19,124	)	$	(189,202	)	$	(174,039	)	$	(149,046	)	$	118,118
Fixed charges as defined:
Interest expense			23,920			93,648			56,592			46,119			46,179			34,486			33,755
Interest factor (re: rentals) (A)			5,313			7,480			8,896			14,441			18,262			14,007			15,924
Total fixed charges		$	29,233		$	101,128		$	65,488		$	60,560		$	64,441		$	48,493		$	49,679
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			3.79	x		1.76	x		(84,612	)		(249,762	)		(238,480	)		(197,539	)		2.38	x

(A)

The interest factor related to rentals reflects the appropriate portion of rental expense representative of an interest factor.

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Exhibit 12.1

USA INTERACTIVE RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 1997-2002 ($000s)