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Best eBay alternative slashes lifetime subscription fees NEW YORK, Oct. 13


NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- eBid.net has halved its Seller+ lifetime
subscription fee giving the first 20,000 new subscribers zero listing and zero
final value fees on their auctions for life for only $50 as part of an offer
to celebrate their US launch and double digit growth.


Says eBid co-founder and partner, Mark Wilkinson: "This offer is our way
of thanking our US customers who are joining us in record numbers. By slashing
our one-off lifetime subscription fee we will help sellers generate extra
needed income during this difficult economic downturn and buyers find even
better bargains as they continue to tighten their purse strings and look for
heavily discounted or second hand necessity items."


With over 1.5 million listings in September and a substantial and
consistent stream of new sign ups daily, eBid is placed second only to eBay in
person to person online auctions in the US. For the past quarter revenues have
grown 45% month on month predominately by attracting disgruntled eBay
customers indicating a correlation between eBay policy changes and a surge in
new listings to eBid.


In August this year, the company was publicly recognised by winning the
prestigious 'Gold Award for Best eBay alternative on the net 2008'* with the
comments: "This excellent auction site is an impressive - and still expanding
- eBay alternative. It gives industrious sellers the chance to earn decent
money thanks to its relatively low charges."


Adds Wilkinson: "We've been in business for ten years with our finger on
the pulse of 'Average Joe' trading. While recent economic activity has
accelerated the demise of many companies, we have continued our investment
into worldwide growth into 18 territories across the US and Canada, UK, Africa,
Asia and Australasia."


To support their growth plans, eBid is currently embarking on a US online
and offline radio and billboard advertising campaign.



About eBid.net


Founded in the in 1999, eBid.net is now a global company. eBid.net is
recognized as the 'best eBay alternative' and provides subscribers with
unlimited free listings, subscription deals and a standard minimal final value
fee. eBid officially launched in the US in September 2008 following a two year
trial.



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