CERTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with the  Annual  Reports  of The  James  Advantage  Funds  (the
"Registrant")  on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30,  2003,  as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2003 (the "Reports"),  I,
Barry R. James,  Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Registrant,  hereby  certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Reports  fully  comply  with the  requirements  of Section  15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information  contained in the Reports fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.


/s/ Barry R. James
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Barry R. James
Chief Executive Officer
September 8, 2003


In  connection  with the  Annual  Reports  of The  James  Advantage  Funds  (the
"Registrant")  on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30,  2003,  as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2003 (the "Reports"),  I,
Thomas L. Mangan,  Chief Financial  Officer of the  Registrant,  hereby certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Reports  fully  comply  with the  requirements  of Section  15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information  contained in the Reports fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.


/s/ Thomas L. Mangan
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Thomas L. Mangan
Chief Financial Officer
September 8, 2003

A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002  has been  provided  to the  Registrant  and will be
retained  by the  Registrant  and  furnished  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.

This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  ss.  1350 and is not  being  filed as part of the  Form  N-CSR  with the
Commission.

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