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Exhibit 10.2


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

        This Registration Rights Agreement is made and entered into as of November 23, 2004, by and between Overstock.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Lehman Brothers Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co., Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated and WR Hambrecht & Co, LLC (together, the "Initial Purchasers"), for whom Lehman Brothers Inc. is acting as representative (the "Representative"), who have purchased or have the right to purchase $100,000,000 (up to $120,000,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised) in aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 (the "Notes") of the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as such term is defined below).

        This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated November 17, 2004, between the Company and the Initial Purchasers (the "Purchase Agreement"). In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights provided for in this Agreement to the Initial Purchasers and its direct and indirect transferees (i) for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers, (ii) for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Notes (including the Initial Purchasers) and the holders from time to time of the Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Notes and (iii) for the benefit of the securities constituting Transfer Restricted Securities (as defined below). The execution of this Agreement is a condition to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.

        The parties hereby agree as follows:

        1.     Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

        Additional Amounts:    As defined in Section 3 hereof.

        Advice:    As defined in Section 2(d) hereof.

        Affiliate:    An affiliate of any specified person shall mean any other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified person. For the purposes of this definition, "control," when used with respect to any person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "affiliated," "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

        Agreement:    This Registration Rights Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

        Business Day:    Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

        Closing Date:    November 23, 2004.

        Common Stock:    common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company and any other shares of common stock as may constitute "Common Stock" for purposes of the Indenture, in each case, as issuable or issued upon conversion of the Notes.

        Company:    Overstock.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation thereto.

        controlling person:    As defined in Section 6(a) hereof.

        Effectiveness Period:    As defined in Section 2(a) hereof.

        Effectiveness Target Date:    The 180th day following the Closing Date.



        Exchange Act:    The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC pursuant thereto.

        Filing Date:    The 90th day after the Closing Date.

        Holder:    Each owner of any Transfer Restricted Securities.

        Indemnified Person:    As defined in Section 6(a) hereof.

        Indenture:    The Indenture, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Trustee thereunder, pursuant to which the Notes are being issued, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

        Initial Purchaser:    As defined in the first paragraph hereof.

        managing underwriter:    As defined in Section 4(d) hereof.

        Notes:    As defined in the first paragraph hereof.

        Proceeding:    An action, claim, suit or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as disposition), whether commenced or threatened.

        Prospectus:    The prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the resale of any Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to any such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all materials incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference, if any, in such prospectus.

        Purchase Agreement:    As defined in the second paragraph hereof.

        Registration Statement:    Any registration statement of the Company filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act that covers the resale of any Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference, if any, in such registration statement.

        Representative:    As defined in the first paragraph hereof.

        Rule 144:    Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

        Rule 144A:    Rule 144A promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

        Rule 158:    Rule 158 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

        Rule 174:    Rule 174 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

        Rule 415:    Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

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        Rule 423:    Rule 423 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any successor rule or regulation.

        Sale Notice:    As defined in Section 2(d) hereof.

        SEC:    The Securities and Exchange Commission.

        Securities Act:    The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

        Shelf Registration Statement:    As defined in Section 2(a) hereof.

        Special Counsel:    Any special counsel to the holders of Transfer Restricted Securities that is designated as such by holders of a majority of the Transfer Restricted Securities.

        TIA:    The Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

        Transfer Restricted Securities:    The Notes and the shares of Common Stock into which the Notes are converted or convertible (including any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable thereon upon any stock split, stock combination, stock dividend or the like), upon original issuance thereof, and at all times subsequent thereto, and associated related rights, if any, until, in the case of any such Note or share (and associated rights) (i) the date on which the resale thereof has been registered effectively pursuant to the Securities Act and have been disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement relating thereto, (ii) the date on which either such Note or the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of such Note are distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in effect) or are saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or any successor rule or regulation or (iii) the date on which it ceases to be outstanding, whichever date is earliest.

        Trustee:    The Trustee under the Indenture.

        Underwritten registration or underwritten offering: A registration in connection with which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public pursuant to an effective Registration Statement.

        References herein to the term "Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities" or words to a similar effect shall mean, with respect to any request, notice, demand, objection or other action by the holders of Transfer Restricted Securities hereunder or pursuant hereto (each, an "Act"), registered holders of a number of shares of the then outstanding Common Stock constituting Transfer Restricted Securities and an aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes constituting Transfer Restricted Securities, such that the sum of such shares of Common Stock and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Notes constitute in excess of 50% of the sum of all of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock constituting Transfer Restricted Securities and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of then outstanding Notes constituting Transfer Restricted Securities. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, (i) any Holder may elect to take any Act with respect to all or any portion of Transfer Restricted Securities held by it and only the portion as to which such Act is taken shall be included in the numerator of the fraction described in the preceding sentence and (ii) Transfer Restricted Securities owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.

        2.     Shelf Registration Statement.

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        3.     Additional Amounts. If (a) the Shelf Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Date, (b) the Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the Effectiveness Target Date or (c) the Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or fails to be usable and (1) the Company does not cure the Shelf Registration Statement within five (5) Business Days by a post-effective amendment, prospectus supplement or a report filed pursuant to the Exchange Act or (2) if applicable, the Company does not terminate the suspension period described in Section 2(d), by the 60th or 90th day, as the case may be, or the suspension periods exceed an aggregate of 120 days in any 360-day period (each such event referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c), a "Registration Default"), then additional amounts will accrue on the Transfer Restricted Securities in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, and on those Transfer Restricted Securities that have been included in the selling security holder table to the Shelf Registration Statement in the case of clause (c) above, from and including the day following the Registration Default to but excluding the earlier of (i) the day on which the Registration Default has been cured and (ii) the date the Shelf Registration Statement is no longer required to be kept effective ("Additional Amounts") in an amount equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum times the principal amount of Transfer

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Restricted Securities to and including the 90th day following the Registration Default; and an additional one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum times the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holder from and after the 91st day following such Registration Default; provided, however, that the Additional Amounts shall never exceed one-half of one percent (0.5%) per annum.

        Additional Amounts shall be paid semi-annually in arrears, with the first semi-annual payment due on June 1 or December 1, as applicable, following the date on which such Additional Amounts begin to accrue, and shall be paid to holders of record of such Transfer Restricted Securities on such dates by U.S. Dollar check drawn on a bank in the City of New York mailed to such holders of record as of such payment date at such addresses as shall appear in the register of the holders of record of such Transfer Restricted Securities, or, in the case of those holders of record holding Transfer Restricted Securities in definitive form in aggregate principal amounts in excess of $2,000,000, upon application by any such Holders to the registrar of such Transfer Restricted Securities not later than 14 days prior to such payment date, by wire transfer to a U.S. Dollar account. The payment of any such Additional Amounts shall in all respects be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. All obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding paragraph that are outstanding with respect to any Transfer Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such Note shall have been satisfied in full. Additional Amounts payable upon a Registration Default will not be paid in respect of common stock that has been issued upon conversion of Notes.

        4.     Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company's registration obligations hereunder, the Company shall effect such registrations on the appropriate form selected by the Company available for the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities to permit the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:

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        5.     Registration Expenses.

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        6.     Indemnification.

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        7.     Rules 144 and 144A. If at any time during the two-year period following the later of the Closing Date and the date of issue with respect to additional Notes, if any, to cover over-allotments, the Company is not subject to the information requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will furnish to Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities and prospective purchasers thereof the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit compliance with Rule 144A in connection with resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities.

        8.     Underwritten Registrations. If any Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will administer the offering will be investment bankers of recognized national standing selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Transfer Restricted Securities included in such offering, subject to the consent of the Company (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

        No person may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person's Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

        9.     Miscellaneous.

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If to the Special Counsel, to such address and telecopy number as specified in writing to the Company by such Special Counsel.

        Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given, when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; one Business Day after being timely delivered to a next-day air courier, five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage

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prepaid, if mailed; and when receipt is acknowledged by the recipient's telecopier machine, if telecopied.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.


 

 

OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.

 

 

By:

 


Name:
Title:

 

 

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

 

 

By:

 


Authorized Representative

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