To: Mr. Fortune who wrote (3783 ) 12/22/1998 6:31:00 PM From: Thomas Kirwin Respond to of 37507
Old News - BID.COM Appoints Investor Relations Manager Wednesday November 4, 7:53 am Eastern Time Company Press Release TORONTO, ONTARIO--Bid.Com International Inc., one of North America's leading online auctions, today announced that it has hired Tim Richardson as the company's investor relations manager. Mr. Richardson comes to Bid.Com from The Pinnacle Group, a company he founded in 1993. He brings a strong background in investor relations, debt and equity financing, and investment research, which will prove invaluable as the company increases its profile with investors. ''As we operate in a fast-paced industry segment, where changes occur almost on a daily basis, it becomes increasingly important that we have a consistent point of contact to help the investment community understand the growth of online auctions, our unfolding opportunities and the fundamental value of Bid.Com,'' said Paul Godin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bid.Com International. ''While we're currently the only company of our kind in Canada, there is a proliferation of comparable stocks in the United States and it will be Tim's role to get the Bid.Com story out to the market on both sides of the border.'' Bid.Com International Inc. (formerly known as Internet Liquidators International Inc.) was founded in 1995 and listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange in February 1998. With offices in Toronto, Ontario and Tampa, Florida, it is one of the Internet's leading online auction sales organizations. The company offers a compelling, entertaining, and cost-effective method of selling a wide array of goods and services over electronic distribution channels. In addition to its strategic alliances with America Online, The Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, and Rogers Media Inc., the company enjoys distribution agreements with Yahoo!, Netscape, Metacrawler, and more recently with ComputerShopper.com, a Ziff-Davis property. Bid.Com is strategically positioned to leverage its technological leadership by offering the pre-eminent online auction platform for license to business-to-business markets and for distribution through broadband/cable media. Contact: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE Bid.Com International Inc. Paul Godin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (905) 672-7467 ext. 226 pgodin@bid.combid.com or Bid.Com International Inc. Tim Richardson Investor Relations Manager (905) 672-7467 trichardson@bid.com