1/12/00 - BigWigAuctions.com Ranked Top E-Christmas Luxury Internet Auction Site by Go2Net.com; Visitors Surged 129% During
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OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BigWigAuctions.com(TM) (www.bigwigauctions.com), the luxury auction Web site, today announced that more people visited its auction site during December 15th through 29th than any other online-only luxury auction site.
The site's popularity during the holiday season was reported in the Go2Net 100Hot report (www.100hot.com), which ranks Web site usage.
For December, BigWigAuctions.com generated 1.3 million page views, moving to number 33 among all Internet auction sites on the Go2Net list. The increase represents a 129% boost over November's numbers. BigWigAuctions.com attributes the increased popularity to extensive market research, which helped amass a large database used for predicting the needs of customers, and the addition of a sophisticated and user-friendly interface that simplified the bidding process.
"We are very proud of our Go2Net 100Hot ranking because it demonstrates the impact of our business strategy had on attracting visitors," said Scott Lewis, BigWig.com, Inc. CEO. "Being ranked this highly is phenomenal, especially since BigWigAuctions.com has been operational for 6 months. Soon, our new products and services will make our site even more attractive to discriminate buyers and sellers."
Currently, BigWigAuctions.com is offering the most expensive and fastest car ever auctioned on the Internet, a 1996 McLaren F1, valued at over $1 million. The auction will be open through mid-January 2000. One of only 100 cars produced, the McLaren F1 is the fastest street-legal car in the world.
In addition to reaching the number one luxury auction site position, BigWigAuctions.com also recorded several other Internet firsts during the 1999 holiday season. Groundbreaking auctions included:
-- The highest-priced wines to be auctioned on the Internet -- a
1900 Chateau Margaux and a 1945 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti,
valued at $9,000 and $25,000 respectively.
-- The Internet's first luxury charity auction, a Barbra Streisand
New Year's Eve concert package auctioned to benefit The
Make-A-Wish(R) Foundation. $5,500 was donated to the charity.
-- The largest diamond ring to be offered on the Internet, a 13.7
carat diamond valued at over $100,000.
About BigWigAuctions.com and BigWig.com, Inc.
BigWigAuctions.com, owned and operated by BigWig.com, Inc., is an Internet auction site developed exclusively for luxury items, providing buyers and sellers with a competitive bidding atmosphere in conjunction with the latest security and privacy technology. A destination for discriminating buyers of the finest merchandise on the Internet, BigWigAuctions.com employs a screening process to ensure that only rare and unique items are available for auction. Merchandise is cataloged into the following categories: luxury automobiles, cigars, fine art and jewelry, watches, fine wine and spirits and luxury accessories. BigWig.com, Inc. can be reached by phone at 888/550-4243 or questions@bigwigauctions.com.
BigWig, BigWigAuctions.com, and BigWig.com Inc. are trademarks of BigWig.com, Inc. Go2Net, 100Hot are trademarks of Go2Net, Inc.
Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) is a trademark of Make-A-Wish Foundation of America.
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