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EXHIBIT 10.18

CONSULTING  AGREEMENT,  dated  as  of January 1, 2002,  MARKETCENTRAL.NET CORP a
Texas  corporation  having  an  office at 6401 South Boston Street - Villa Q205,
Englewood,  Colorado 80111 (the "Company") and THE N.I.R. GROUP, LLC, a New York
limited  liability  company  with executive offices located at 155 First Street,
Suite  B,  Mineola,  New  York  11501  (the  "Consultant").

                                   WITNESSETH:
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WHEREAS,  the Company, through its affiliates and principals, has extensive
experience  in its areas of expertise, including, without limitation, financial,
strategic  and  operational  consulting  and  other  business  matters;  and

WHEREAS,  the  Consultant has expertise in the assisting in the development
and  expansion  of  companies  such  as  the  Company;  and

WHEREAS,  the Company desires to retain the services of the Consultant to render
strategic  advice  with  respect  to  the  development  of  the  Company;  and

WHEREAS,  the  Consultant wishes to render such services to the Company upon the
terms,  conditions  and  covenants  set  forth  in  this  Agreement.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  mutual promises and covenants
hereinafter  set  forth,  and  subject  to  the conditions contained herein, the
parties  hereto  hereby  agree  as  follows:

I.  TERMS  OF  SERVICE.
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     SECTION  1.01 DUTIES.  The Consultant will advise the Company's management,
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employees,  and  agents  with  respect  to  the  Company's field of interest and
business,  and  strategic  and  commercial  matters  related to the Consultant's
expertise.  The  Consultant  will  use  best  efforts  to  assist the company in
overall  operational  and  business  strategy.  The  Consultant  will assist the
Company  in  structuring  acquisition  plans,  including,  without  limitation,
structuring  and  negotiation  of  acquisitions and dispositions of assets. Upon
reasonable  notice  to  the  Consultant,  the  Company  will  have access to the
Consultant  at  reasonable  times  in  order  to  discuss matters related to the
Company's  business.  The  services to be provided by the Consultant pursuant to
the  terms  hereof,  whether such services are performed verbally or in writing,
shall  be  reasonable  in  terms  of  hours  per month.  If no such services are
requested,  the  consulting  fees  provided  for  herein  shall  still  be paid.

     SECTION  1.02  TERM;  TERMINATION.  The term (the "Term") of this Agreement
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shall  be  three (3) months, commencing on the date hereof.  In the event of any
earlier  termination  of  this  Agreement,  the  parties  hereto  agree that the
Consultant  shall  be  entitled  to  the  amounts  otherwise  due  hereunder
notwithstanding  such  termination.

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     SECTION  1.03  CONSULTING  FEE.  In  consideration  of  the  services to be
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performed  hereunder,  the  Consultant  shall  receive the fee of $11,250.00 per
month  in  cash  and 100,000 shares (together with the Cash Fee, the "Consulting
Fee")  of  the  Company's common stock per month net of taxes, excises and other
governmental  and  other  charges, payable monthly on the first of each month in
advance.

     SECTION  1.04  EXPENSES.  If the Company requests the Consultant to provide
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any specific services hereunder that cause the Consultant to incur expenses, the
Company  shall  reimburse  the  Consultant  for  all  reasonable  expenses  upon
presentation  of  expense  vouchers  or  statements  or  such  other  supporting
information  as  the  Company  may  require.  However,  notwithstanding anything
contained  in  the foregoing to the contrary, the Consultant shall not incur any
reimbursable  expense  in excess of $500.00 without the prior written consent of
the  Company.

II.   MISCELLANEOUS.
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     SECTION  2.01   NO  VIOLATION  OF  OTHER  AGREEMENTS.  Each  of the parties
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hereto  represents and warrants that execution, delivery, or performance of this
Agreement  does  not conflict with, or violate the terms of, any other agreement
to  which  it  is  a  party  or  by  which  it  is  bound.

     SECTION  2.02   INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR;  LIMITATION  OF  LIABILITY.
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     (a)The  Consultant is an independent contractor to the Company, and nothing
herein shall be deemed to constitute the Consultant or its agents as an employee
or  agent  of  the  Company.

     (b)  The  Company  acknowledges  that it remains solely responsible for the
conduct  and  operation  of  its  business  and  that  the  Consultant  makes no
representation  or warranty and assumes no liability with respect to the outcome
or  result  of  any  particular  course  of action or operation of the Company's
business.

     SECTION  2.03     NOTICES.  Any  notice provided under this Agreement shall
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be  in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given when delivered
personally,  sent  by private express mail service (such as Federal Express), or
sent  by  registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the address
set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof (or to other address as any party
has  furnished in writing to the other parties in accordance with the provisions
of  this  Section  2.03).

     SECTION  2.04  ASSIGNMENT.   None of the parties may assign its interest in
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this  Agreement or delegate its responsibilities hereunder without prior written
consent  of  the  other  party.

     SECTION  2.05   SEVERABILITY.   The  invalidity  or unenforceability of any
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particular  provision  of this Agreement or portion thereof shall not affect the
validity  or  unenforceability of any other provision thereof.  If any provision
of this Agreement is adjudicated to be so broad as to be unenforceable, it shall
be  interpreted  to  be  only  as  broad  as  is  enforceable.

     SECTION  2.06  COUNTERPARTS;  GOVERNING  LAW.    This  Agreement  may  be
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executed  in  any  number  of  counterparts,  each  of  which shall be deemed an
original,  but  all  of  which  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same
instrument.  This  Agreement  shall  be governed by, and construed in accordance
with,  the  laws  of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of
laws.
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     SECTION  2.07   HEADINGS.   The  article  and  section  headings  in  this
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Agreement  are  solely for convenience of reference and shall be given no effect
in  the  construction  or  interpretation  of  this  Agreement.

     SECTION 2.08  COUNTERPARTS.   This Agreement may be executed in one or more
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counterparts,  each  of  which  shall  be  deemed  an original, but all of which
together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same  instrument.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the  date  first  above  written.

     MARKETCENTRAL.NET  CORP.
     By:  __________________________
     Name: Paul Taylor
     Title: Chairman

     THE  N.I.R.  GROUP,  LLC
     By:  ___________________________
     Name:  Corey  S.  Ribotsky
     Title:    MemberEXHIBIT 10.24

                           CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT

     This  Consultancy  Agreement  ("Agreement") is made and entered into on the
1st  day of October, 2001 by and between Marketcentral.net Corp (the "Company"),
a Texas corporation having offices at 6401 South Boston Street -Q205, Englewood,
Colorado  80111  USA  and  Atlantis  Investments Limited, a company incorporated
under  the laws of Hong Kong and having its office at 13/F Silver Fortune Plaza,
One  Wellington  Street,  Central  Hong  Kong  (the  "Consultant").

A.     The  Consultant  is  engaged  in  advising  and  arranging  activities.

B.     The  Company  is quoted on an international stock exchange and is seeking
to raise additional share capital through sales of shares for its own account to
either  other  institutional  investors  and/or  high  net  worth  individuals.

C.     The  Company  has  offered  to the Consultant a consultancy agreement and
Consultant  has  accepted.

     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to assure itself of consultancy services of the
Consultant  for  the  period  provided  in this Agreement, and the Consultant is
willing  to  provide  consultancy  services  to  the Company under the terms and
conditions  hereinafter  provided.

     NOW,  THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
promises  and  covenants  herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

I.     DEFINITIONS

"INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR"     means  one  who,  in  exercise  of  an independent
employment,  contracts  to perform certain services according to his own methods
and  is  subject  to  control  only  as to the results of the performance of the
services.

"INVESTOR(S)"     means  clients  of  the  Consultant  who  are  seeking to make
investments  in  the  Company.

"PRIVATE  PLACEMENT(S)"     means  an  investment  in  the Company regardless of
structure  of the transaction, i.e. convertible security, equity placement, etc.

"SECURITIES"     means those securities acquired pursuant to a private placement
of  securities  through  privately  negotiated  transactions with clients of the
Consultant.

II.     ENGAGEMENT  &  TERM

A.     The  Company  agrees  to  and  hereby engage the Consultant to assist the
Company  in  raising  share capital through the introduction of Investor(s), and
the  Consultant  agrees  to and does hereby accept engagement by the Company, as
its  advisor  for  the  period  commencing  on the date hereof and ending on the
five-month  anniversary  date  of  this  Agreement.  The  period  during  which
Consultant  shall  serve  in  such  capacity  shall  be  deemed the "Term" shall
hereinafter  be  referred  to  as  such.

B.     Engagement  of  the  Consultant and Term.  The Company hereby engages the
Consultant  as a non-exclusive Consultant, and the Consultant agrees to and does
hereby  accept  engagement  by the Company for the period commencing on the date
hereof  and  ending  on  the five-month anniversary date of this Agreement.  The
period  during which the Consultant shall serve in such capacity shall be deemed
the  "Term" and shall hereinafter be referred to as such.  The Company grants to
the  Consultant an option to renew this Agreement for a further period yet to be
determined after the expiration of the Term, subject to negotiation of the terms
thereof.

C.     Extended  Term  of  Agreement  and  Termination.  In  the  event that the
Consultant  introduces  a  prospective  purchaser to the Company and as a result
thereof  a  transaction  involving  Securities  shall  take  place  with  said
prospective  purchaser  during  the  term of this Agreement or within a one-year
period  thereafter, the Consultant shall be entitled to it's Consultant's fee in
relation  to  such  transaction as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing
and  the Term, this Agreement may be terminated by either Party upon thirty (30)
days  written  notice  to the other party; provided, however, that the Company's
obligation  to  pay the Consultant the Consultancy fees referred to in the first
sentence  of  this  section  and  Article  IV  shall  survive  any terms of this
agreement.
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III.     SERVICES

     The  Consultant  shall render to the Company consultancy services described
below,  with  respect  to  which the Consultant shall apply its best efforts and
devote  such  time  as  shall  be  reasonably  necessary  to  perform its duties
hereunder and advance the interests of the Company.  The Consultant shall report
to  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of the Company and/or to such persons as the
Chief  Executive  Officer  shall  direct.

     The  services  to  be  rendered  by  the  Consultant  shall  consist of the
following:

     Promoting  the  availability  of  the Securities to institutional investors
and/or  high  net  worth  individuals.

Identifying  and  soliciting  prospective  purchasers  of  the  Securities.

Assisting  and  advising  the  Company in connection with the negotiation of the
terms and conditions of such transactions with Investor(s) and the evaluation of
the  prospective  purchasers.

IV.     REMUNERATION

     In  consideration of the services provided for herein, the Consultant shall
receive an advisory fee to be negotiated and determined by the parties hereto on
case-by-case  basis  for each investment made by the Company or for each service
provided  by  the  Consultant.

1.     Fee  Schedule.  In  consideration  of  the  Consultant's  services to the
Company  hereunder, the Consultant shall receive a fee equal to 50,000 shares of
MKCT  restricted stock for each $50,000, or part thereof, raised for the Company
by  the  Consultant.  The  fee  shall be due on the date any such transaction is
consummated  with  a  purchaser introduced to the Company by the Consultant. The
Consultant's  fee  shall be paid in shares of stock pursuant to SEC Rule 144, as
determined  by  the  total  performance  on  the  five-month anniversary of this
agreement.

2.     Performance:  The  Consultant  has  arranged  for  the  sale of 8,066,667
shares  of  MKCT  stock and raised $335,389.93, which entitles the Consultant to
receive 350,000 shares of MKCT restricted stock pursuant to Rule 144 in terms of
this  agreement.

V.      CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION,  PUBLIC  DOMAIN,  NO  PUBLICITY

A.     Confidentiality  of Information.  During the term of this agreement, each
party shall, except as may otherwise be required by law or the order of a court,
governmental  agency  of self-regulatory organization, keep secret and retain in
strictest confidence all confidential matters and trade secrets known to each of
them  relating  to  the  business  and operations of the other party, including,
without limitation, client and prospective client information, pricing politics,
operational methods, marketing plans, and other business affairs relating to the
business  and  operations  of  either party learned heretofore or hereafter, and
shall  not  disclose  them to anyone except upon the other party's prior written
consent.  Each  party  shall  take  reasonable  steps  to ensure that all of its
personnel  involved  in the execution of this Agreement shall be bound and shall
respect  this  duty  of  confidentiality.

B.     Public  Domain.  This  duty  of confidentiality shall not apply if either
party  can reasonably demonstrate that such Confidential Information has entered
into  the  public  domain, without any breach of any obligation of either party.

C.     No  Publicity.  Except  as  otherwise  may  be permitted pursuant to this
Article  V, each party shall treat all matters in connection with this agreement
as  strictly  confidential  and  shall  not publish or cause to be published any
information  regarding the other party without the prior written approval of the
other  party.

D.     "Confidential  Information" means information disclosed by the Company to
Consultant, or developed or obtained by Consultant while Consultant is providing
consulting services hereunder, either before the date or during the term of this
Agreement, provided that such information is not generally known in the business
and  industry  in  which  the  Company  is  or  may subsequently become engaged,
relating to or concerning the business, projects, products, processes, formulas,
know-how,  techniques,  designs,  methods  or other intellectual property of the
Company,  whether  relating  to  research, development, manufacture, purchasing,
accounting,  engineering,  marketing,  merchandising,  selling,  or  otherwise.
Without  limitation,  Confidential  Information  shall  include  all  know-how,
technical  information,  inventions,  ideas,  concepts  processes  and  designs
relating  to  products  and  services  of  the  Company, whether now existing or
hereafter  developed,  and  whether  owned  or  licensed  by the Company and all
prices,  customer  names,  customer  lists,  marketing  and other relationships,
whether  contractual  or  not,  between  the  Company, its suppliers, customers,
distributors,  employees,  agents,  consultants  and  independent  contractors.
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E.     Consultant  agrees  that, during the term hereof and after termination of
this  Agreement  with  the  Company  for so long as the Confidential Information
shall  not  be  generally known or generally disclosed, Consultant shall not use
any  Confidential  Information,  except on behalf of the Company during the term
hereof,  or  disclose  any  Confidential  Information  to  any  person,  firm,
partnership,  company,  corporation or other entity, except as authorized by the
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Company.

F.     Information  to be Held in Confidence.  Each of the parties hereto agrees
to  hold  all confidential information supplied by it to the other in confidence
and  not  to  disclose same to third parties except as necessary or desirable in
connection  with negotiations or discussions for the evaluation and consummation
of  any  proposed  transaction involving Securities, or as otherwise required by
lawyer  court  order.

VI.     INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR

     Nothing  contained  in  this Agreement shall be construed to constitute the
Consultant  as  an  owner,  affiliate,  agent  or  employee of the Company.  The
Company and the Consultant understand and agree that the Consultant shall at all
times  be  considered  to  be  an  Independent  Contractor.

VII.     NOTICES

            Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be in
writing  and  addressed  to the parties hereto at their respective addresses set
for  at the beginning of this Agreement.  Such notice shall be deemed duly given
when  (a)  personally  delivered,  (b)  five (5) business days after having been
properly  addressed,  enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper and sent
postage-paid  by  certified  mail,  return receipt requested, (c) transmitted by
telefax,  immediately  confirmed  (that day) by telephone by the actual party to
whom  the  notice is sent and the original is sent by regular mail to such party
in  a properly sealed and postage-paid envelope or wrapper addressed as required
herein,  or  (d)  one  (1)  business day after being sent, at the expense of the
sender, by Federal Express  , UPS Next Day Air  , U.S. Express Mail   or similar
overnight  carrier.

VIII.     GENERAL  PROVISIONS

A.     General.  References  herein  to Clauses are to clauses in this Agreement
unless  the  context requires otherwise.  Unless the context requires otherwise,
words  importing  the  singular  include  the  plural  and  vice versa and words
importing  a  gender  include  every  gender.

B.     Waiver.  No Waiver of any provision of this Agreement in any instance, or
for any purpose, shall be deemed to be a waiver of the right of any party hereto
to  enforce  strict  compliance  with  the  provisions  hereof in any subsequent
instance.

C.     No  Joint  Venture.  This is an agreement between separate legal entities
and  neither  is  the agent or employee of the other for any purpose whatsoever.
The  parties  do  not  intend  to  create a partnership or joint venture between
themselves.  Neither  party  shall  have  the  right  to  bind  the other to any
agreement  with  a third party or to incur any obligation or liability on behalf
of  the  other  party.

D.     Surviving  Rights.  The  provisions of Article V hereof shall survive the
Termination  of  this  Agreement.

E.     Agreement to Perform Necessary Acts.  Each party hereto shall perform any
further acts and execute and deliver documents or procure any court orders which
may  reasonable  be  necessary  to  carry  out the provisions of this Agreement.

F.     Compliance  With  Applicable  Law.  Neither party to this Agreement shall
have  any  obligation  to  perform any of their respective duties or obligations
hereunder  if  such  party has a reasonable basis to believe that to do so would
violate  the  laws,  rules or regulations of any governmental entity, securities
exchange  or  board  of  trade  that  has  jurisdiction over the parties to this
Agreement  or  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this  agreement.

G.     Force Majeure.  In this Agreement, Force Majeure shall mean circumstances
beyond  the  control  of  the parties and which are unforeseeable at the time of
concluding this Agreement, uncontrollable and which temporarily make the further
performance  of this Agreement or any material part thereof impossible.  Neither
party  shall  be deemed to be in default of its obligations under this Agreement
while performance thereof is prevented by Force Majeure and the time limits laid
down shall accordingly be extended taking into consideration the duration of the
Force  Majeure  and  its  consequences  and  effects.
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H.     Modification  and  Amendment.  No modification, variation, addition to or
amendment  of  this  Agreement shall be of any force or effect unless in writing
and  duly  executes  by  or  on  behalf  of  all  parties  to  this  Agreement.

I.     Waiver of Breach.  The waiver by any party of any breach of any provision
of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach  of  that  same  or  any  other  provision.

J.     Titles.  The  titles  of  the  Clauses  herein are for the convenience of
reference  only  and  are  not  to  be  considered in construing this Agreement.

K.     Dispute  Resolution  and Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed
by  and  interpreted  in  accordance  with the local laws of Hong Kong.  Without
regards to conflict of laws principles and the parties hereby irrevocably submit
to  non-exclusive  jurisdiction  of  the  courts  of  Hong  Kong.

L.      Severability.  If  any  provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid or
unforeseeable  by  a court of law with Jurisdiction over the persons and subject
matter, that invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision
of  this  Agreement  and  the rest of the Agreement shall nevertheless remain in
full  force  and effect as though the invalid or unenforceable provision was not
contained  in  the  original  Agreement.

M.     Assignment.  Either  party  may  assign its interest in this Agreement to
another  party,  which is wholly-owned and under the management of the assigning
party.

N.     Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  contains  the entire contract of the
parties  with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all agreements
and understandings between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof.  It
may  not  be  changed  orally,  but  only by agreement in writing, signed by all
parties  hereto.  Neither  party shall have any claim or right of action arising
form any undertaking, representation or warranty not included in this agreement.

O.     Binding  Effect.  This  Agreement  shall injure to the benefit of, and is
binding  upon,  the  parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives,
successors  and  assigns.

P.     Prior  Involvement.  In  the  event  the  Company  has a current business
relationship  with any prospective purchaser introduced to it by the Consultant,
it  will immediately notify the Consultant of same and upon confirmation thereof
by  the  Consultant  that  the  Company has proven the existence of this current
business  relationship,  the  Company  will  be relieved of any liability to the
Consultant  in  connection  with  such  prospective  purchaser.

Q.     Indemnity. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Consultant and hold
the  Consultant  harmless  from  and  against any and all liabilities, expenses,
costs and damages (including the costs of defence and the costs of enforcing the
"Consultant  s" rights hereunder), alleged against or incurred by the Consultant
arising  out  of  or  relating  to  this  Agreement  and/or  the  transactions
contemplated  hereby, provided that the Consultant's conduct does not in any way
involve  acts of gross negligence and that the Consultant has never acted in any
way that could be construed as intentional illegal conduct in the performance of
the  Consultant's  duties  as  contemplated  by  this  Agreement.  Specifically
introduction  of  prospective purchasers not subject to the conditions mentioned
in  clause  23  shall  be  construed  as  intentional  illegal  conduct.
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R.     Non-circumvention.  The  Company hereby agrees that, for a period of five
years  from  the date hereof, it will not, directly or indirectly, circumvent or
enter  into,  or  attempt  to circumvent or enter into, any type of agreement or
understanding with any prospective purchaser, introduced to it by the Consultant
(or  deal  with  any  contact  person at such prospective purchaser) directly or
indirectly  introduced  to  it by the Company as contemplated by this Agreement,
without  the  express  written  consent  of  the  Consultant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
as  of  the  date  and  year  first  above  written.

MARKET  CENTRAL               ATLANTIS  INVESTMENTS  LTD.

By: /s/Paul Taylor            By:/s/

Its: Chairman                 Its: Director

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