New Auction Site Rockybid.com Launches With Hot Deals on Honda Insight Hybrid, Michael...

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Thu Apr 2, 2009 10:15am EDT

New Auction Site Rockybid.com Launches With Hot Deals on Honda Insight Hybrid,
Michael Jackson Concert and Opening Game Seats at New Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockybid.com announced the launch of its
innovative online auction website Wednesday, with the brand new Honda Insight
hybrid, floor seats for the opening night of Michael Jackson's sold-out final
concert series in London and tickets to the opening game at the new Yankee
stadium among the first items that will be auctioned off at deeply discounted
prices up to 90% off of retail.

Among the other items that will be auctioned at significant discounts on the
site are brand new flat screen TVs, digital cameras, Nintendo Wiis, iPods,
cell phones, GPS systems, vacation packages and laptops. 

"Amidst the worst economic downturn in U.S. history since the Great
Depression, we are thrilled to offer consumers the opportunity to purchase
some of today's hottest cars, electronics and sports and event tickets at
unprecedented discounts through Rockybid's online auctions," said co-founder
Isaac Grossman. 

Unlike e-Bay and other traditional auction sites, Rockybid's auction strategy
starts sale items off at $0 and sets a closing date and time for auctions.
Each time a bid is placed, the price increases by just $0.01 or $0.15,
depending on the auction, and 15 seconds are added to the auction countdown
clock. The winner of the auction is the last person to bid when the timer
reaches zero. Rockybid customers pay just $0.75 per bid. 

As an added bonus, Rockybid allows registered users to put money spent on
losing bids towards the purchase price of a winning auction within 30 days.
The site also offers reward points for purchased bids that can be redeemed for
prizes and gift cards.

Rockybid's auction of two field box seats for the Yankees. vs. Cleveland
Indians opening game on April 16, the first season game to be played at the
much-anticipated new Yankee stadium, was scheduled to close last night at 8
p.m., but bidding continues. The auction for the Michael Jackson floor seats
at the O2 arena on opening night, which are part of a six-day vacation package
to London, is scheduled to close May 30. And the bidding for the Honda Insight
is set to close May 17.

Rockybid is launching in the U.S. and the UK this week and plans to expand to
Australia next week.

SOURCE  Rockybid

Gail Schiller of Awaken PR on behalf of Lubicom Marketing Consulting,
+1-347-752-8944, gail@awakenpr.com
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