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Company Press Release SOURCE: Bid.Com International Inc. Bid.Com International Announces New Executive Appointment Gregory A. Bewsh Named Vice President of Investor Relations TORONTO, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Bid.Com International Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDS - news; Toronto: BII - news), one of North America's leading online auction companies, today announced the appointment of Gregory A. Bewsh to the newly created position of Vice President, Investor Relations. Mr. Bewsh, age 47, joins Bid.Com from Clearnet Communications Inc., a national wireless telecommunications service provider, where he was Director -- Finance, Investor Relations. In this capacity, Mr. Bewsh was responsible for working with shareholders, investors and investment analysts in both the U.S. and Canada. Prior to his appointment at Clearnet, Mr. Bewsh held several progressive positions in corporate finance with major Canadian and U.S. banks. Mr. Bewsh holds an MBA in finance. ''We are pleased that Bid.Com continues to attract such high caliber executive talent,'' said Paul Godin, Chairman and CEO of Bid.Com. ''As we continue to build the Company, it is critical that we have the right people with the right skills to enable us to remain a leader in the global internet auction industry. In particular, Mr. Bewsh will be the primary Bid.Com contact with shareholders and the investment community, as well as having responsibility for Bid.Com's public relations activities. Mr. Bewsh can be contacted by telephone at 905-672-7467, ext. 322 or via e-mail at gbewsh@bid.com. Bid.Com, founded in 1995, is one of the Internet's leading online auction sales organizations, with offices in Toronto, Tampa, Florida and Dublin, Ireland. The company offers a compelling, entertaining and cost-effective method of selling a wide array of goods and services over electronic distribution channels. Bid.Com is strategically positioned to leverage its business-to-consumer technological leadership by offering the pre-eminent online auction platform for co-ventures into business-to-business markets, licensing custom branded e-commerce solutions and for distribution through broadband/cable media. The company's shares trade on both the Nasdaq National Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange. SOURCE: Bid.Com International Inc.biz.yahoo.com W