Bidville Closing The Doors!

[mj-trading]

Sellers below is a copy of a release news letter!
If you have money in your account, get it out!

uBid Holdings, Inc. Streamlines Operations
Announces Closing Of Bidville.com

Asset Recovery Leader’s New Direction Doesn’t Support
Consumer - to - Consumer Auction Site
Chicago, May 23, 2008 – uBid Holdings Inc. (UBHI.OB), the leading asset recovery
solutions company for the world’s most trusted brands, today announced the decision to
close its consumer-to-consumer auction website Bidville.com due to uBid.com Holdings’
recent strategic change to focus on liquidating excess inventories.
Bidville.com’s consumer-to-consumer model does not fit within uBid.com Holdings’
recently streamlined strategy to provide comprehensive asset recovery solutions to its
brand-name partners through a multi-channel sales model.
“We recently introduced a new, more focused business strategy,” said uBid.com
Holdings CEO Jeff Hoffman. “uBid Holdings is now a multi-channel asset recovery
solutions provider. Clearly, our expertise is in a business-to-consumer marketplace
dealing only in certified supply. We are simply not equipped to run a C-to-C marketplace
like Bidville.com.”

Guests may still register for the Bidville.com website via the “Register Now” button,
which will remain active and allow users to bid in open auctions until June 13, 2008,
when existing auctions must close. No new auctions may be listed as of May 27th and
existing sellers have until June 27th to complete transactions. Prorated refunds will be
available to sellers who provide their username, email address, and amount due in an
email to refunds@bidville.com.

“We certainly appreciate everything the Bidville community has contributed.
The closing of the Bidville site will have no material financial impact on uBid.com
Holdings in the second quarter 2008. uBid Holdings, Inc. previously fully amortized
the Bidville asset in the first quarter of 2008.
.
About uBid Holdings, Inc.
uBid Holdings, Inc. is the world's leading excess inventory solutions company that links
brand name sellers with customers around the globe. uBid Holdings, Inc. does this
through its multi-channel asset-recovery solution that includes an online auction platform
located at physical facilities liquidation and a business-to-business
selling platform. Brand name sellers are able to reduce excess inventory more efficiently
and profitably than ever before. And however they choose to buy, shoppers now have an
inside connection to the world's most trusted brands at prices far below retail. With more
than 10 years experience in online commerce, uBid Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in
Chicago, IL

[DealsHQ]

We need to get some of their users to jump over to webidz, maybe admin has an ideal about how to do it or admin can contact the bidville admin and set up some kind of transfer of their users and feedback to Webidz.
This closing should help Webidz grow even more, so now is the time to start advertizing even harder.

[katandron1]

Great post John. I agree with Tom also, time for us sellers/Admin to bump up the advertising campaign.
Do any of our sellers/buyers have contacts/customers that also shop/sell at bidville?

[mj-trading]

One thing for the bigger sellers they are pushing to go to bidville parent company! I took those links out!:rolleyes:
I tried there parent company a few years ago and didn't like it at all! Reminded me to much like the Money Hungry site! They like saying were you money goes too!

[katandron1]

John,,,,,,go fix your banner thingy.....whatever one it is.

[DealsHQ]

What if Webidz offered any seller from bidville a 50% discount on getting verifitied? or something like that.

[katandron1]

Or, X amount in site credits for listing upgrades/store upgrades.
Boss, your call.

[mj-trading]

Problem is i don't know how a person would contact those sellers! I was going into there community and that thing looks like it hasn't been used for a long timew! Go check it out and see what you think!

[DealsHQ]

Hey john you can't use HTML on the forums , it has to be BBcode
[testurl] add webaddress here [/url] is for a link
[testimg] add link to picture here [/img] is for the picture
(remove "TEST" from the code)

you can combine them to make a clickable banner.

[katandron1]

Wouldn't neccessarily have to "contact" anyone..........in the searches when someone is looking for sites, that's where the advertising/promotion could be of the most use.

[mj-trading]

John,,,,,,go fix your banner thingy.....whatever one it is.

Is it ok now MA?:rolleyes:

[katandron1]

Yes son......you know how I hate it when you run around all shabby lookin.

[mj-trading]

I got my coffee cup MA!

[Lanascountry]

I use HTML on here all the time...

Also folks, Overnight auctions is for sale! Add another one..:D I think we
are already getting those members, though! :)

[mj-trading]

Never heard of overnight before Lana

[Lanascountry]

Mr John..they started several years ago with a LOT of promise..
They have gone down & down..(IMHO) sad..:(

[Lanascountry]

I LOVE That dog driving!! :D

[unclejunk1]

The news about Bidville is kind of sad. I just hope the other site does not see it as a victory in any way. You have to feel bad for the folks that worked hard trying to make that site a good one. I know I visited and may have even listed there a time or two. Believe it or not it helps to have more than one competeting with old red eyed long horned dictator, forked tail, fire breathing, snake bellied, lizard breath, scum sucking, dog butt sniffing, oh heck what is the name of that other site - gee's forgot it already.

[mj-trading]

Ya but Uncle! Bidville was owned by a BIG company now for abut 3 or 4 years So it was ran from the same place the parent company was

[unclejunk1]

It does not matter they were working against the big one - you know the slithering scumsucking, low life, pond scum - what was that sites name?

[mj-trading]

They are really pushing to get us sellers to go to there parent co! But we been there and done it! Don't like it! To much like the E!

[unclejunk1]

John I guess I should have qualified that a little better. like here it is also the people buying and selling that help to make a site work. You take that site away and all they worked for is gone. Yes I feel for them not the parent company - they lost nothing. I also hope that other place that I have finally forgotten the name of does not see it as a victory for them. You know that `12-902348235098135=98=1198`10893`1-0921-935 dad blasted place!

[unclejunk1]

Oh no you said it! The E

[mj-trading]

The BR549 SITE! LOL!
Got to go have super

[unclejunk1]

Have a good one John, I have been foolish enough and heading in myself..

[katandron1]

The news about Bidville is kind of sad. I just hope the other site does not see it as a victory in any way. You have to feel bad for the folks that worked hard trying to make that site a good one. I know I visited and may have even listed there a time or two. Believe it or not it helps to have more than one competeting with old red eyed long horned dictator, forked tail, fire breathing, snake bellied, lizard breath, scum sucking, dog butt sniffing, oh heck what is the name of that other site - gee's forgot it already.


wow, that was alot for one breath, you rock Rick

[Eastwood4450]

I also feel bad for the people who put so much hard work into Bidville over the years. Ubid never seemed to want to do anything with the site after they bought it.

[k6559]

Hi agree... I have sold items there and had pretty good luck. Thanks to bidville closing, I found you guys!

I have a good feeling that it is going to be better than bidville.

Kathy :)

[unclejunk1]

Welcome Kathy! We all hope you like it here!

[Lanascountry]

Ditto what Unc Junk said Kathy..:D come on in and join the fun. We have
a very active forum and all great folks here!

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