EXHIBIT 5.1

                           [SNELL & WILMER LETTERHEAD]

                                February 4, 2003

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

     RE: EBIZ ENTERPRISES, INC. 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Ebiz  Enterprises,  Inc, a Nevada  corporation  (the
"Company"),  in  connection  with its  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 (the
"Registration  Statement")  filed under the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
relating to the  registration  of 775,000 shares of its Common Stock,  $.001 par
value (the "Shares"),  issuable pursuant to the Company's 2002 Stock Option Plan
(the "Plan").

In that  connection,  we have examined such documents,  corporate  records,  and
other  instruments as we have deemed  necessary or  appropriate  for purposes of
this opinion, including the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company.
We have assumed the authenticity  and completeness of all records,  certificates
and other instruments  submitted to us as originals,  the conformity to original
documents of all records,  certificates and other instruments submitted to us as
copies, and the correctness of all statements.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

     (1)  The Company is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of the
          State of Nevada.

     (2)  The Shares,  when issued and sold in accordance  with the terms of the
          Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

The  opinions  expressed  herein are limited  solely to the laws of the State of
Nevada.  We  express no  opinion  on the laws of any other  jurisdiction  or the
applicability or effect of any such laws or principles.

We express  no opinion on the  Registration  Statement  or  prospectus  included
therein, or any of the reports or filings incorporated therein.

The opinions  expressed  herein are based upon the law and the other  matters in
effect on the date hereof,  and we assume no  obligation to review or supplement
this  opinion  should  such  law be  changed  by  legislative  action,  judicial
decision, or otherwise,  or should any facts or other matters upon which we have
relied be changed.

We hereby  consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the  Registration
Statement.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.