U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2002


                               BUYERS UNITED, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                     0-26917
                              (Commission File No.)

                Delaware                               87-0528557
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    (State or other jurisdiction of        (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                 14870 Pony Express Road, Bluffdale, Utah 84065
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (801) 320-3300
                         (Registrant's telephone number)

                                 Not Applicable
                 (Former address, if changed since last report)






                              Item 5. Other Events

     On December 6, 2002,  Buyers United,  Inc.,  entered into an Asset Purchase
Agreement with I-Link  Incorporated  and its subsidiary  I-Link  Communications,
Inc. Under the terms of the Asset Purchase  Agreement,  I-Link agreed to sell to
Buyers United I-Link's enhanced telecommunications network and customer base. In
addition,  I-Link  granted  to  Buyers  United a  non-exclusive  license  to use
propriety software and applications for providing  telecommunication services to
customers.  Completion  of the purchase is subject to obtaining  government  and
third-party approvals. The purchase price for the assets and license consists of
assumed  liabilities  and the  issuance  of $3 million  of Series B  Convertible
Preferred Stock of Buyers United.

     On  December  20,  2002,  Buyers  United  entered  into an  Asset  Purchase
Agreement  with Touch  America,  Inc., a subsidiary of Touch  America  Holdings,
Inc., to purchase  approximately 70,000 of the switched voice  telecommunication
customers of Touch America.  The total  purchase  price is  $6,750,000,  with an
initial cash payment of $3 million dollars plus additional  incremental payments
to be made over a period of time.  Completion  of the  purchase  is  subject  to
obtaining government and third-party approvals.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          BUYERS UNITED, INC.


Date:  December 23, 2002                  By: /s/ Paul Jarman, President


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