UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 10-Q

x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the period ended March 31, 2008

o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file Number: 000-50995
 

uBid.com Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
52-2372260
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)

8725 W. Higgins Road, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60631
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code:
(773) 272-5000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer o  Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes o No x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.001, as of May 14, 2008 was 18,197,783 



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
 
Page
PART I
Financial Information
 
 
Item 1.
Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
 
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
3
 
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
4
 
 
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2008
5
 
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
6
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
7-14
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
15-22
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
22
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
22
 
 
 
 
PART II
 
Other Information
 
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
22
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
23
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
23
 
Item 3.
Default Upon Senior Securities
23
 
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
23
 
Item 5.
Other Information
23
 
     
 
Signatures
25-29

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uBid.com Holdings, Inc and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(Dollars in Thousands, except par value data)
(Unaudited)

 
 
March 31, 2008
 
December 31, 2007
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
Assets
         
Current Assets
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
6,901
 
$
7,724
 
Restricted investments
   
212
   
212
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $467 and $467, respectively
   
933
   
648
 
Merchandise inventories, net
   
5,272
   
5,156
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
774
   
759
 
 
         
Total Current Assets
   
14,092
   
14,499
 
 
         
Property and Equipment, net
   
871
   
725
 
Purchased Intangible Assets, net
   
-
   
107
 
 
         
Total Assets
 
$
14,963
 
$
15,331
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
         
Current Liabilities
         
Flooring facility
 
$
413
 
$
314
 
Accounts payable
   
3,138
   
2,766
 
Accrued expenses:
         
Advertising
   
212
   
205
 
Other
   
1,007
   
1,194
 
Due on credit line
   
1,617
   
-
 
 
         
Total Current Liabilities
   
6,387
   
4,479
 
          
         
Shareholders' Equity
         
Common stock, $.001 par value (200,000,000 shares authorized;
         
18,197,783 issued and outstanding for both periods.
   
20
   
20
 
Treasury stock, 2,135,550 shares of common stock and 580,937 warrants at cost
   
(2,242
)
 
(2,242
)
Stock warrants
   
8,086
   
8,086
 
Additional paid-in-capital
   
37,357
   
37,248
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(34,645
)
 
(32,260
)
 
         
Total Shareholders' Equity
   
8,576
   
10,852
 
 
         
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 
$
14,963
 
$
15,331
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

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uBid.com Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
(Dollars in Thousands, except for per share data)
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
Net Revenues
 
$
7,141
 
$
9,607
 
Cost of Revenues
   
5,269
   
7,055
 
           
Gross Profit
   
1,872
   
2,552
 
           
Operating Expenses
         
General and administrative
   
3,753
   
3,022
 
Sales and marketing
   
495
   
1,069
 
Total operating expenses
   
4,248
   
4,091
 
           
Loss From Operations
   
(2,376
)
 
(1,539
)
Interest Expense
   
(63
)
 
(112
)
Interest Income
   
54
   
176
 
Other Income, net
   
-
   
60
 
           
Net Loss
 
$
(2,385
)
$
(1,415
)
           
Net Loss per share - Basic and Diluted
 
$
(0.13
)
$
(0.07
)
Weighted Average Shares - Basic and Diluted
   
18,197,783
   
20,333,333
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

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uBid.com Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(Dollars in Thousands)

                   
Treasury Stock
         
   
Common Stock  
 
Stock
 
Paid-in
         
Accumulated
     
   
Shares
 
Dollars
 
Warrants
 
Capital
 
Shares
 
Dollars
 
Deficit
 
Total
 
                                   
Balance, December 31, 2007
   
18,197,783
 
$
20
 
$
8,086
 
$
37,248
   
2,135,550
 
$
(2,242
)
$
(32,260
)
$
10,852
 
Stock compensation expense
   
   
   
   
109
   
   
   
   
109
 
Common stock and warrants repurchase (10)
         
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net Loss
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
(2,385
)
 
(2,385
)
Balance, March 31, 2008
   
18,197,783
 
$
20
 
$
8,086
 
$
37,357
   
2,135,550
 
$
(2,242
)
$
(34,645
)
$
8,576
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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 uBid.com Holdings, Inc and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
             
Net loss
 
$
(2,385
)
$
(1,415
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in Operating activities
             
Depreciation and amortization
   
206
   
182
 
Non-cash stock compensation expense
   
109
   
238
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
             
Accounts receivable
   
(285
)
 
587
 
Merchandise inventories
   
(116
)
 
(2,073
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
(15
)
 
279
 
Accounts payable
   
370
   
1,132
 
Accrued expenses
   
(181
)
 
(257
)
               
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(2,297
)
 
(1,327
)
               
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
             
Capital expenditures
   
(245
)
 
(26
)
Change in restricted investments
   
-
   
(2
)
               
               
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
   
(245
)
 
(28
)
               
Cash Flows From financing Activities
             
Change in flooring facility
   
102
   
349
 
Credit line borrowings
   
1,617
   
-
 
               
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
1,719
   
349
 
               
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
   
(823
)
 
(1,006
)
               
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period
   
7,724
   
14,785
 
               
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period
 
$
6,901
 
$
13,779
 
               
Supplemented Cash Flow Disclosure
             
Cash paid for interest
 
$
31
 
$
75
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

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1. Basis of Presentation

uBid.com Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) operate a leading on-line business to consumer and business to business marketplace that enables itself, certified merchants, manufacturers, retailers, distributors and small businesses to offer high quality excess, new, overstock, close-out, refurbished and limited supply brand name merchandise to consumer and business customers primarily located in the United States. Through the Company’s website, located at www.ubid.com, the Company offers merchandise across a wide range of product categories including but not limited to computer products, consumer electronics, apparel, house wares, watches, jewelry, travel, sporting goods, home improvement products and collectibles. The Company’s marketplace employs a combination of auction style and fixed price formats.

The Company’s unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements reflect normal recurring adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position and results of operations on a basis consistent with that of the prior audited consolidated financial statements. As permitted by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, the Company has condensed or omitted certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year. These interim financial statements should be read along with the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Since December 31, 2007, none of the critical accounting policies, or the Company’s application thereof, as more fully described in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report, has significantly changed. Certain critical accounting policies have been presented below due to the significance of related transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2008.

Revenue Recognition

The Company sells merchandise under two types of arrangements: direct purchase sales and revenue sharing arrangements.

For direct purchase sales to consumer and business customers, the Company is responsible for conducting the auction or listing the fixed sale price for merchandise owned by the Company, billing the customer, shipping the merchandise to the customer, processing merchandise returns and collecting accounts receivable. In accordance with the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin 104, the Company recognizes revenue when the following revenue recognition criteria are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the product has been shipped (FOB Shipping Point) and the customer takes ownership and assumes the risk of loss; (3) the selling price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.

For sales of merchandise under revenue-sharing agreements, the Company is responsible for conducting the auction for merchandise owned by third parties, billing the customer, arranging for a third party to complete delivery to the customer, processing merchandise returns and collecting accounts receivable. The Company bears no physical inventory loss or return risk related to these sales. The Company records commission revenue at the time of shipment.

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Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping costs that are billable to the customer are included in revenue and all shipping costs that are payable to vendors are included in the cost of revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Handling costs consisting primarily of the third party logistics warehouse costs are included in general and administrative expenses and for the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, were $126 and $121, respectively.

Stock Based Compensation

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R) (“SFAS 123R”). This pronouncement requires companies to measure the cost of employee service received in exchange for a share based award (typically stock options) based on the fair value of the award. The Company has elected to use the “modified prospective” transition method for stock options granted prior to January 1, 2006, but for which the vesting period is not complete. Under this transition method, the Company accounts for such awards on a prospective basis, with expense being recognized in its statement of operations beginning in the first quarter of 2006 and continuing over the remaining requisite service period based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”). The Company recognizes these compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award which is generally the option vesting term of four years. The total compensation expense related to the stock option plan for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $109 and $238, respectively.
 
On February 19, 2008 the Company offered eligible employees the opportunity to exchange on a grant by grant basis, their outstanding eligible options for restricted stock rights.

Options eligible for the exchange in this offer were granted under the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan that were granted in 2005 and 2006 and had an exercise price per share that is greater than $2.00. Individuals that held 500 or fewer eligible options were cashed out.

The number of restricted stock rights to be granted in exchange for each eligible option surrendered was based upon an exchange ratio of 3 to 1. The 3 to 1 exchange ratio was determined based on the fair value of the eligible options which approximated the share price at a 3 to 1 conversion rate. The incremental stock compensation expense resulting from the offer is $109 to be amortized over the remaining life of the original options granted of approximately 2.5 years.

Pursuant to the offer, 16,000 options were canceled and cashed out by individuals who had 500 or fewer options. There were an additional 20 individuals that tendered 765,000 options for an aggregate of 255,000 restricted stock rights.

At March 31, 2008 and 2007 the Company had options to purchase 1,402,000 and 1,863,700 shares, respectively of common stock outstanding to certain officers and other employees.

At March 31, 2008 the Company had restricted stock rights outstanding of 255,000. There were no restricted stock rights outstanding at March 31, 2007.

The compensation costs charged against income was $109 and $238 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Compensation costs are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations.

Recent Pronouncements

Updates to recent accounting standards as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 are as follows:

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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measures” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosures about fair value measures required under other accounting pronouncements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB issue FSP 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No.157” which permits a one-year deferral for the implementation of SFAS 157 with regards to non-financial assets and liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). We have adopted the provisions of SFAS 157 related to financial assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2008. The application of this standard did not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition. We elected to defer adoption of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities and we do not anticipate that full adoption in fiscal 2009 will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

On February 15, 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115" ("SFAS 159"). This standard permits an entity to measure financial instruments and certain other items at estimated fair value. Most of the provisions of SFAS No. 159 are elective; however, the amendment to FASB No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," applies to all entities that own trading and available-for-sale securities. The fair value option created by SFAS 159 permits an entity to measure eligible items at fair value as of specified election dates. The fair value option (a) may generally be applied instrument by instrument, (b) is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs, and (c) must be applied to the entire instrument and not to only a portion of the instrument. SFAS 159 was effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. We reviewed the impact of SFAS 159 on our consolidated condensed financial statements and have determined we do not have material investments in trading or available-for-sale securities and there is no material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

3. Net Loss Per Share (“EPS”)

The Company computes loss per share under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” The statement requires presentation of two amounts: basic and diluted loss per share. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding. Dilutive earnings per share would include all common stock equivalents unless anti-dilutive.

Due to losses in each period presented, the Company has not included the following common stock equivalents in its computation of diluted loss per share as their input would have been anti-dilutive.
 
March 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
Shares subject to stock warrants
   
3,232,939
   
3,903,336
 
Shares subject to stock options
   
1,402,000
   
1,678,900
 
     
4,634,939
   
5,582,236
 

4. Merger and Private Offerings

On December 29, 2005 (the “Closing Date”), Cape Coastal Trading Corporation (or “Cape Coastal”), uBid Acquisition Co., Inc. (“Acquisition Sub”) and uBid, Inc. entered into a Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”). Under the Merger Agreement, Acquisition Sub merged with and into uBid, Inc., with uBid, Inc. remaining as the surviving corporation and a 100% owned subsidiary of Cape Coastal Trading Corporation. Just prior to the Closing Date, all outstanding convertible preferred shares and warrants to acquire shares of uBid, Inc. before the merger were converted and exercised such that, just prior to the merger, 3,793 shares of common stock were outstanding which were exchanged on a 2,320 to 1 basis on the closing date into 8,800,000 shares of common stock of Cape Coastal, with up to 444,444 shares of such common stock subject to redemption at a redemption price of $4.50. The stockholders of Cape Coastal before the merger retained 599,331 shares of common stock of Cape Coastal after the merger. Before the merger, Cape Coastal was a public shell company.  Concurrent with the merger, the Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation to change its name from Cape Coastal Trading Corporation to “uBid.com Holdings, Inc.”

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The merger was treated as a recapitalization of uBid, Inc. for financial accounting purposes. Accordingly, the historical financial statements of Cape Coastal before the merger were replaced with the historical financial statements of uBid, Inc. before the merger. All share and per share data has been retroactively restated to reflect the implicit conversion ratio related to the exchange of shares in the merger.

Concurrent with the merger, the Company completed the first part of a private offering to accredited investors. The Company sold 10,000,003 shares of  its common stock (of which 2,222,224 shares were subject to redemption) and warrants to purchase 2,500,003 shares of its common stock at $5.85 for a period of 5 years (the shares and warrants are collectively referred to as “Units”), for aggregate consideration of approximately $45.0 million. These warrants were valued at $2.08 per warrant for an aggregate of $5.2 million using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model using a 5 year expected life, a risk free interest rate of 5.0%, no expected dividends and 68.0% volatility. Some of the investors participating in the first part of the private offering held notes that were issued by uBid before the merger, including $10.5 million of debt held by the Petters Group, a holder greater than 5% of our voting common stock, (“Petters Group”) and $5.0 million of debt held by the bridge loan holders. Rather than accepting cash consideration for the Units acquired by these investors, the Company agreed to issue Units at a rate of one Unit for each $4.50 of debt for consideration of the note holders’ cancellation of the existing notes. Therefore, the consideration the Company received on the Closing Date consisted of approximately $29.5 million in cash and $15.5 million in cancelled debt. In addition, on the Closing Date, the Company issued warrants to purchase 333,333 shares of our common stock to the bridge note holders as a financing fee, which warrants are exercisable for three years at an exercise price of $4.50 and the value of which, $0.6 million, was recorded as interest expense. The Company also issued warrants to purchase 230,000 shares of its common stock to its placement agents in the offering, which warrants are exercisable for five years at an exercise price of $4.50 and the value of which, $0.5 million, was recorded as a cost of the equity issuance. These warrants were valued at $1.80 and $2.27 respectively per warrant for an aggregate of $1.1 million using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the warrants respective life, a risk free interest rate of 5.0%, no expected dividends and 68.0% volatility. Issuance costs, including the value of the warrants, were $4.7 million.

On February 3, 2006, the Company completed the second part of the private offering of Units to accredited investors. In this offering, the Company sold 3,000,000 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 750,002 shares of its common stock on the same terms as described above for an aggregate of $13.5 million. The Company also redeemed the 2,666,668 shares of common stock issued in connection with the merger and the first private offering that were subject to redemption at a price of $4.50 per share and issued 600,667 shares of common stock (valued at $4.50 per share) to Cape Coastal and uBid’s financial advisor, Calico Capital Group. In addition, the Company issued additional warrants to purchase 90,000 shares of its common stock to its placement agents on the same terms as described above. The second part of the private offering resulted in no net cash proceeds being retained by the Company. Issuance costs, including the value of the warrants and the shares issued to Calico Capital Group, were $4.4 million.

On July 26, 2006, Dibu Trading Corporation (“Dibu”) was formed. Dibu is our business to business trading arm which deals primarily with retailers and other distributors.

On April 25, 2007, The Company entered into a stock repurchase agreement with a group of private investors under common management to repurchase 2,135,550 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 580,937 shares of the Company’s common stock held by such private investors at a combined price of $1.05 for the company stock and for the warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $2,242. These shares and warrants repurchased in this privately negotiated transaction were originally acquired by the private investors in the Company’s private placement that initially closed on December 29, 2005. The repurchase represented 11% of the common stock and warrants outstanding.

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5. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan

The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan is an equity-based compensation plan to provide incentives to, and to attract, motivate and retain the highest qualified employees, directors, consultants and other third party service providers. The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan enables the board to provide equity-based incentives through grants or awards of stock options and restricted stock (collectively, “Incentive Awards”) to present and future employees, consultants, directors, and other third party service providers.

A total of 2,500,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. If an Incentive Award granted pursuant to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan expires, terminates, is unexercised or is forfeited, or if any shares are surrendered to the Company in connection with an Incentive Award, the shares subject to such award and the surrendered shares will become available for future awards under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Options generally vest over a period of four years and have a ten year contractual life.

On February 19, 2008 the Company offered eligible employees the opportunity to exchange on a grant by grant basis, their outstanding eligible options for restricted stock rights.

Options eligible for the exchange in this offer were granted under the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan that were granted in 2005 and 2006 and had an exercise price per share that is greater than $2.00. Individuals that held 500 or fewer eligible options were cashed out.

The number of restricted stock rights to be granted in exchange for each eligible option surrendered was based upon an exchange ratio of 3 to 1. The 3 to 1 exchange ratio was determined based on the fair value of the eligible options which approximated the share price at a 3 to 1 conversion rate. The incremental stock compensation expense resulting from the offer is $109 to be amortized over the remaining life of the original options granted of approximately 2.5 years.

Pursuant to the offer, 16,000 options were canceled and cashed out by individuals who had 500 or fewer options. There were an additional 20 individuals that tendered 765,000 options for an aggregate of 255,000 restricted stock rights.

At March 31, 2008 and 2007 the Company had options to purchase 1,402,000 and 1,863,700 shares, respectively of common stock outstanding to certain officers and other employees.

At March 31, 2008 the Company had restricted stock rights outstanding of 255,000. There were no restricted stock rights outstanding at March 31, 2007.

The compensation costs charged against income was $109 and $238 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Compensation costs are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations.

None of the Incentive Awards granted under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan were issued for cash consideration collected from the participants. The Incentive Awards were granted to participants in the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan on the basis of services to be provided to the Company by the participants.

The fair value of the options awarded for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

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Three months ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
Risk -free interest rate
   
5.0
%
 
5.0
%
Dividend yield
   
0.0
%
 
0.0
%
Expected volatility
   
68.0
%
 
68.0
%
Expected life (years)
   
6.0
   
6.0
 
Weighted average grant date fair value
 
$
1.36
 
$
2.15
 
Estimated forfeiture rate
   
5.0
%
 
5.0
%

The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury Bill rates. The dividend reflects the fact that the Company has never paid a dividend on its common stock and does not expect to in the future. Expected volatility was based on a market-based implied volatility. The expected term of the options is based on what the Company believes will be representative of future behavior. In addition, the Company is required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and recognize expense only for those shares expected to vest. If the Company’s actual forfeiture rate is materially different from its estimate, the stock-based compensation expense could be significantly different from what the Company has recorded in the current period.

The following is a summary of all of the Company’s stock option activity:
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-
 
 
 
 
 
average
 
 
 
Shares under 
 
exercise price per
 
 
 
Option
 
share
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
   
1,984,100
 
$
2.68
 
Granted
   
214,000
   
0.74
 
Exercised
   
-
   
-
 
Surrendered
   
(31,100
)
 
4.38
 
Converted
   
(765,000
)
 
4.60
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2008
   
1,402,000
 
$
1.30
 
               
Exercisable at March 31, 2008
   
104,000
 
$
2.06
 


 
 
 
 
Weighted-
 
 
 
 
 
average
 
 
 
Shares
 
price per share
 
Converted Options
   
765,000
   
4.60
 
Granted Restricted Share Rights (3 to 1 Ratio)
   
255,000
   
0.59
 
Canceled Restricted Share Rights
   
-
   
0.00
 
Vested Restricted Shares
   
98,333
   
0.59
 
Remaining Restricted Share Rights
   
156,667
   
0.59
 

As of March 31, 2008 there was $1,856 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the nonvested option awards under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over the 3.0 year remaining vesting period of the nonvested option awards. The total fair value of the option awards that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $72 and $74, respectively.

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The following summarizes information about stock options at March 31, 2008:
 
   
Outstanding
 
Exercisable
 
       
Weighted
             
       
Average
 
Weighted
     
Weighted
 
   
Number
 
Remaining
 
Average
 
Number
 
Average
 
Exercise
 
Outstanding at
 
Contractual
 
Exercise
 
Exercisable at
 
Exercise
 
Price
 
March 31, 2008
 
Life
 
Price
 
March 31, 2008
 
Price
 
.01 - 2.00
   
1,323,000
   
9.4
 
$
1.17
   
76,875
 
$
1.48
 
2.01 - 4.00
   
62,000
   
8.7
 
$
3.02
   
18,625
 
$
3.00
 
4.01 - 6.00
   
11,000
   
7.7
 
$
4.50
   
5,500
 
$
4.50
 
6.01+
   
6,000
   
7.9
 
$
6.64
   
3,000
 
$
6.64
 
     
1,402,000
       
$
1.30
   
104,000
 
$
2.06
 

The aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding options (the difference between the closing stock price on the last trading day of the period ended March 31, 2008 of $0.60 per share and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) was $0. This amount will change based on changes in the fair market value of the Company’s common stock.

6. Note Payable - Bank

On May 9, 2006, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Credit and Security Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting through Wells Fargo Business Credit and related security agreements and other agreements described in the Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for advances to the Company of up to a maximum of $25,000. The amount actually available to the Company will vary from time to time, depending on, among other factors, the amount of eligible inventory and the amount of eligible accounts receivable. The obligations under the Credit Agreement and all related agreements are secured by all of the Company assets. The initial term of the Agreement is three years, expiring on April 28, 2009. Up to $7,000 of the maximum amount is available for irrevocable, standby and documentary letters of credit. Advances under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a base rate (Wells Fargo Bank's prime rate) or LIBOR plus 2.5%. The Credit Agreement requires a prepayment fee of $125 if the Company terminates the Credit Agreement during the third year. The Credit Agreement requires the Company, among other things, to limit capital expenditures and maintain minimum availability on the line. Also, the Company is obligated contractually by a restrictive lock box arrangement. The Credit Agreement also requires the Company to pay a variety of other fees and expenses, including minimum annual interest of $120. The Company, as of March 31, 2008, had $45 in deferred financing fees being amortized over the life of the Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2008, the effective loan rate was 8.25% and the Company had an outstanding balance of $1,617. The Company was in compliance with all loan covenants at March 31, 2008.

7. Segment Information

The Company is organized into four operating segments: Direct sales channel, uBid Certified Merchant (“UCM”) sales channel, Business to Business sales channel and Other. In classifying its operational entities into a particular segment, the Company segregated its operations with similar economic characteristics, products and services, customers and methods of distribution into distinct operating groups. Prior to March 31, 2007, all operating segments were aggregated into one reportable segment. The Company’s management reviews the four operating segments revenue and gross profits to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. Operating expenses are not analyzed by segment.

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For the Direct sales channel, the Company is responsible for conducting the auction or listing the fixed sale price for merchandise owned by the Company, billing the customer, shipping the merchandise to the customer, processing merchandise returns and collecting accounts receivable.

For the UCM sales channel, the Company is responsible for conducting the auction for merchandise owned by third parties, billing the customer, arranging for a third party to complete delivery to the customer, processing merchandise returns and collecting accounts receivable. The Company bears no physical inventory loss or return risk related to these sales. The Company records commission revenue at the time of shipment.

For the Business to Business sales channel, the Company sells product purchased directly to other businesses. Revenues are recognized upon shipment.

All other revenues consist primarily of advertising revenue. Advertising revenues are derived principally from the sale of online advertisements. Advertising revenues on contracts are recognized as “impressions” (i.e., the number of times that an advertisement appears in pages viewed by users of our websites). Impressions are delivered over the term of the agreement where such agreements provide for minimum monthly, quarterly or annual advertising commitments.

   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
   
Three months Ended March 31,
 
Net Revenue
   
2008
 
 
2007
 
Direct
 
$
3,495
 
$
7,768
 
UCM
   
1,291
   
1,472
 
Business to Business
   
2,213
   
62
 
Other
   
142
   
305
 
Total
 
$
7,141
 
$
9,607
 
               
Gross Profit
             
Direct
 
$
52
 
$
761
 
UCM
   
1,291
   
1,472
 
Business to Business
   
387
   
14
 
Other
   
142
   
305
 
Total
 
$
1,872
 
$
2,552
 
               
Gross Profit %
             
Direct
   
1.5
%
 
9.8
%
UCM
   
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
Business to Business
   
17.5
%
 
22.6
%
Other
   
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
Total
   
26.2
%
 
26.6
%

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated condensed financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of Part 1 of this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. uBid.com Holdings, Inc. is a holding company for uBid, Inc., and Dibu Trading Corp., Inc. our operating businesses. For purposes of this Quarterly Report, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references herein to “uBid,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to uBid.com Holdings, Inc. and our subsidiaries.

Information in the following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and can be identified by the use of terminology such as “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “will,” and similar words or expressions. Any statement that is not a historical fact, including statements regarding estimates, projections, future trends and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred, is a forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to the risk factors detailed in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. We assume no obligation to update such forward-looking statements or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements.

Overview

We operate a leading online marketplace located at www.ubid.com offering high quality excess, new, overstock, close-out, refurbished and limited supply brand name merchandise to both consumers and businesses using auction style and fixed price formats. We offer consumers a trustworthy buying environment in which we continually monitor and certify activity to eliminate the potential for fraud by certifying all merchants and processing 100% of all transactions between buyers and sellers. Our marketplace offers brand-name merchandise from over 200 product categories including computer products, consumer electronics, apparel, house wares, watches, jewelry, travel, sporting goods, home improvement products and collectibles.

Our business model provides value for consumers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and other approved third party merchants. Consumers shop in a trustworthy and secure online marketplace and have the opportunity to bid their own prices on popular, brand-name products realizing product savings of generally 20% to 80% off retail prices. Our online marketplace provides merchants with an efficient and economical distribution channel for maximizing revenue on their merchandise. Merchants can monetize overstock and close-out inventory, expand their customer base and increase sales without compromising existing distribution channels.
 
Our business model consists of four distinct business channels: uBid Direct, UCM, Business to Business and Other.
 
We purchase merchandise outright in the uBid Direct and Business to Business channels and sell to consumers and businesses. On this merchandise, we bear the inventory, return and credit risk. The full sales amount is recorded as revenue upon verification of the credit card transaction and shipment of the merchandise.
 
We also sell merchandise through the UCM Program channel by allowing prescreened third party merchants to sell their product through our online marketplace to consumers and business. On this merchandise, we do not take title and therefore do not bear the related inventory risk. In the UCM Program, we are the primary obligor to whom payment is due, but we bear no inventory or returns risk, so we record only our commission as revenue.

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In all instances where the credit card authorization has been received but merchandise has not been shipped, we defer revenue recognition until the merchandise is shipped.
 
Our online marketplace is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and we currently offer over 200,000 items each day. Since the first offer of product in December 1997, our marketplace has facilitated over $1 billion in net revenues and has registered over five million members.

Executive Commentary
  
Success Measures: Our management believes that the most important financial and non-financial measures that track our progress include sales, website traffic, total average order value, gross margin, customer acquisition costs, advertising expense, personnel costs, and fulfillment costs.
 
Key Business Metrics: We periodically review key business metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of our operational strategies and the financial performance of our business. These key metrics include the following:

 Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS): Gross Merchandise Sales differ from GAAP revenue in that gross bookings represents the gross sales price of goods sold by us (including sales through our UCM Program) before returns, sales discounts, and cancellations.

Number of Orders: This represents the total number of orders shipped in a specified period. We analyze the number of orders by category to evaluate the effectiveness of our merchandising and advertising strategies as well as to monitor our inventory management.
 
Average Order Value: Average order value is the ratio of gross sales divided by the number of orders shipped within a given time period. We analyze average order value by category primarily to manage costs and other operating expenses.
 
Visitors: A Visitor is a consumer or business that voluntarily clicks through to the website (uBid.com) using both online and offline advertising stimulus. Visitors don’t include third party site pops, pop unders, or non converting impressions to the website. Examples of online marketing channels we advertise on are: affiliate banner networks, comparison shopping sites, paid and organic search engines, and email. 

Bidders: A Bidder is a visitor that places a bid on an item up for auction on the website (uBid.com).

Visitors to Bidder Conversion: The percentage of visitors that bid on an auction item. We use this as a measure of the effectiveness of advertising.
 
Auctions Closed: A closed auction is an auction that has ended because it reached the scheduled closing time for that auction. Auctions closed includes both successful auctions and auctions with no bids.

Auction Success: A successful auction is a closed auction that received at least one bid.

Auction Success Rate: The percentage of closed auctions that were successful and received at least one bid.

Approved UCM Program Vendors: Vendors that have gone through the approval process to sell merchandise through our website.

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(In Thousands except Average Order Value and Approved UCM Vendors)
 
 
 
  Q1
 
Q4
 
Q3  
 
Q2  
 
Q1  
 
Q4  
 
Q3  
 
Q2  
 
Q1  
 
 
 
  2008
 
2007
 
2007  
 
2007  
 
2007  
 
2006  
 
2006  
 
2006  
 
2006  
 
Measure      
 
     
 
       
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
GMS (in thousands)      
 
$
18,885
 
$
22,953
 
$
23,704
 
$
26,368
 
$
23,402
 
$
26,276
 
$
26,528
 
$
30,286
 
$
31,167
 
Number of orders (in thousands)      
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Direct      
   
15
   
21
   
20
   
29
   
21
   
24
   
23
   
37
   
36
 
uBid Certified Merchant      
   
73
   
86
   
101
   
98
   
104
   
99
   
89
   
88
   
87
 
Total orders      
   
88
   
107
   
121
   
127
   
125
   
123
   
112
   
125
   
123
 
Average Order Value      
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Direct      
 
$
242
 
$
370
 
$
355
 
$
336
 
$
390
 
$
424
 
$
424
 
$
416
 
$
465
 
uBid Certified Merchant      
 
$
160
 
$
142
 
$
129
 
$
119
 
$
120
 
$
126
 
$
128
 
$
110
 
$
107
 
Visitors (in thousands)      
   
5,755
   
5,980
   
7,224
   
6,901
   
6,744
   
6,529
   
6,488
   
7,215
   
6,369
 
Bidders (in thousands)      
   
181
   
173
   
218
   
231
   
235
   
239
   
211
   
255
   
241
 
Bidders to Visitors Percentage      
   
3.1
%
 
2.9
%
 
3.0
%
 
3.3
%
 
3.5
%
 
3.7
%
 
3.3
%
 
3.5
%
 
3.8
%
Auctions Closed (in thousands)      
   
455
   
780
   
715
   
619
   
539
   
579
   
562
   
484
   
216
 
Auction Success (in thousands)      
   
59
   
67
   
78
   
77
   
76
   
65
   
58
   
62
   
40
 
Auction Success rate      
   
12.9
%
 
8.6
%
 
10.9
%
 
12.5
%
 
14.1
%
 
11.2
%
 
10.4
%
 
12.8
%
 
18.3
%
Approved UCM Vendors      
   
3,737
   
3,588
   
3,321
   
2,873
   
2,513
   
2,049
   
1,716
   
1,307
   
949
 

Revenue Source: We derive most of our revenue from sales of products to consumers and businesses as well as commission revenue earned for sales of merchandise under revenue sharing agreements with third party sellers. We believe that the principal drivers of our revenue consist of the average order value placed by our customers, the number of orders placed by both existing and new customers, special offers we make available that result in incremental orders, our ability to attract new customers and advertising that impacts our revenue drivers. Sales consist of orders placed through our uBid.com website and direct business to business sales. We further generate revenue from shipping fees we charge our customers and advertising sales. We record our revenue net of returns and other discounts. Our revenues may fluctuate from period to period as a result of special offers we provide such as free shipping, and other special promotions.

Our revenue is dependent in part on sales of products produced by or purchased from Sony Electronics, Inc. (“Sony”), Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”), Recoupit, Inc.(“Recoupit”) and Always at Market, Inc.(“Always at Market”). The following table represents the respective vendors’ percentage of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007. No other supplier represented more than 5% of our net revenues for any period presented.

   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31, 
 
Vendor
   
2008
 
 
2007
 
HP
   
38.7
%
 
21.4
%
Always at Market
   
6.7
%
 
6.4
%
Recoupit
   
4.7
%
 
7.3
%
Sony
   
2.8
%
 
14.7
%

Cost of Revenues: Cost of revenues primarily consists of the cost of the product and inbound and outbound shipping. There is no cost of revenues for UCM Program revenue. Cost of revenues does not include order fulfillment costs, which are included in general and administrative expenses.

Gross Profits: Our gross profit margins are impacted by a number of factors including the category of merchandise, the introduction of new product categories, the mix of sales among our product categories, pricing of products by our vendors, pricing strategies, promotional programs, market conditions, packaging, excess and obsolete inventory charges and other factors. Gross profits and gross profit percentages are not comparable to gross profit and gross profit percentages reported by companies that include order fulfillment costs in the cost of revenues.

Expenses: Sales and marketing, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses consist primarily of sales and marketing expenses, including online marketing activities, order fulfillment and other costs, such as personnel, rent, warehouse and handling, common area maintenance, depreciation, credit card processing charges, insurance, legal and accounting fees. Interest expense charges are from our IBM flooring facility at a rate of 1% per month on the outstanding balances, interest and amortization of loan origination fees related to our credit facility.

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Results of Operations (Dollars in Thousands, except per share, order and visitor data)

The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, certain data from our statement of operations as a percentage of net revenues. This information should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

 
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
Net Revenues:
                         
Direct
 
$
3,495
   
48.9
%
$
7,768
   
80.9
%
UCM
   
1,291
   
18.1
%
 
1,472
   
15.3
%
Business to Business
   
2,213
   
31.0
%
 
62
   
0.6
%
Other
   
142
   
2.0
%
 
305
   
3.2
%
Total Net Revenues
   
7,141
   
100
%
 
9,607
   
100
%
Gross Profit:
                         
Direct
   
52
   
0.7
%
 
761
   
7.9
%
UCM
   
1,291
   
18.1
%
 
1,472
   
15.3
%
Business to Business
   
387
   
5.4
%
 
14
   
0.1
%
Other
   
142
   
2.0
%
 
305
   
3.2
%
Total Gross Profit
   
1,872
   
26.2
%
 
2,552
   
26.6
%
General and administrative
   
3,753
   
52.6
%
 
3,022
   
31.5
%
Sales and marketing
   
495
   
6.9
%
 
1,069
   
11.1
%
Total operating expenses
   
4,248
   
59.5
%
 
4,091
   
42.6
%
Loss from operations
   
(2,376
)
 
(33.3)
%
 
(1,539
)
 
(16.0)
%
Interest Income / (Expense) & Other, Net
   
(9
)
 
(0.1)
%
 
64
   
0.7
%
Other Income / (Expense)
   
-
   
-
%
 
60
   
0.6
%
Net Loss
 
$
(2,385
)
 
(33.4)
%
$
(1,415
)
 
(14.7)
%
 
Comparison of Three Months ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007

Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $2,385 or $0.13 basic and diluted loss per share. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the loss was $1,415 or $0.07 basic and diluted loss per share. The loss increased by $970 or 68.6% from the same period in the prior year.

Direct Channel: Direct channel sales decreased $4,273 or 55.0% to $3,495 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to $7,768 in the same period last year. In the current period the number of Direct orders decreased 5,656 or 27.0% and the average order value decreased $128.00 or 34.6% to $242.00 per order. The decline in the number of Direct orders is primarily due to a shift from the Direct channel sales to the UCM platform in which only commission revenue is recorded. The decrease in the average order value was primarily due to decreases in the portable computer and desktop computer product categories. The decrease was partially offset by increases in the average order value in the video and audio product categories.

The Direct channel gross profit decreased $709 or 93.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year. The Direct channel gross profit percentage decreased 84.8% to 1.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to 9.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily due to decreased order volume and the sales of aged inventory at lower retail prices. The decreased order volume resulted in lower distribution and variable operating costs which partially offset the margin dollar loss.

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UCM Channel: UCM revenues and gross profit decreased $181 or 12.3% to $1,291 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to revenue and gross profit of $1,472 in the same period of the prior year. In the current period the number of UCM orders decreased 13,000 or 15.1% but the average order value increased $18.00 or 12.7% to $160.00 per order. The number of UCM vendors increased 1,224 or 43.8% to 3,737 vendors compared to 2,513 at March 31, 2007.

Business to Business: Business to Business revenues increased $2,151 or 3,469.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year. Gross profit increased $373 or 2,664.3% to $387 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 compared to $14 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. The gross profit percentage decreased to 17.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to 22.6% in the same period of the prior year. Business to Business channel revenue and gross profit increased due to greater availability of opportunistic purchases in the current quarter and the restructure of the Dibu Trading sales force in the fourth quarter of 2006 which negatively impacted first quarter 2007 results. Included in the quarter ended March 31, 2008 Business to Business results are revenues of $680 and gross profit of $240 from the live liquidation events held in 3 separate physical locations in the state of Florida.

Other Revenue: Other revenue and gross profit primarily comprised of online advertising revenue decreased $163 or 53.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The decrease primarily resulted from the impact of the elimination of a dedicated advertising sales force in the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The decision to decrease this revenue and not divert visitors to other web sites was made by management.

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Sales and Marketing, General and Administrative Expenses: SG&A expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 were $4,248, an increase of $157 or 3.8%, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Non recurring expenses incurred in the quarter ended March 31, 2008 consisted of $328 of operating expenses incurred on the live liquidation events, $125 of recruiting fees and $84 in severance expense. The recruiting fees were incurred as information technology staffing levels were increased to facilitate significant upgrades to our website and technology infrastructure.

The following table is a comparison of SG&A expenses:

 
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
Three Month Period Ended
 
 
 
SG&A Expenses:
 
March 31, 2008
 
March 31, 2007
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Advertising
 
$
413
 
$
968
 
$
(555
)
Salary and benefits
   
1,821
   
1,277
   
544
 
Stock-based compensation
   
109
   
238
   
(129
)
Facilities
   
119
   
143
   
(24
)
Warehouse
   
199
   
175
   
24
 
Credit card fees
   
412
   
512
   
(100
)
Telecommunications, hardware and storage
   
174
   
154
   
20
 
Legal, audit, insurance, and other regulatory fees
   
343
   
147
   
196
 
Depreciation & amortization
   
206
   
182
   
24
 
Consulting and outside services
   
249
   
169
   
80
 
Other SG&A
   
203
   
126
   
77
 
   
$
4,248
 
$
4,091
 
$
157
 

Expense increases are summarized as follows:

Salary and benefits expense increased $544 or 42.6% as the result of increased staff levels, primarily in information technology, $84 of severance and $125 in recruiting fees incurred in the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Stock compensation decreased $129 due to the increased number of forfeited stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2008.

Warehouse expense increased $24 or 13.7% primarily driven by increased Business to Business sales volume in the current quarter compared to the same period of the prior year.

Telecommunications, hardware and storage expenses increased $20 as a result of price increases on maintenance contract renewals.

Depreciation and amortization increased by $24 or 13.2% primarily as the result of a $17 increase in amortization of intangible assets. At March 31, 2008 the intangible assets were fully amortized.

Legal, audit, insurance and other regulatory fees increased $196 or 133.3%. Legal fees increased $60 due to legal expense incurred in patent registrations, infringement defense and the tender offer made to eligible employees to convert eligible options to restricted stock rights. Accounting fees increased $55 primarily due to consulting costs incurred in the evaluation of a new ERP system. Insurance expense increased $69 as a $63 credit was received from prior carriers in the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and insurance coverage was increased in the current quarter.

Consulting and outside services expense increased $80 or 47.3% as new business initiatives were launched and outside services were brought in to the advertising department to facilitate a customer database segmentation project and to provide increased market research and analysis.

The increases in expenses were offset by the following decreases:

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Advertising expense decreased $555 or 57.4% and visitor traffic decreased 989,000 or 14.7% as we continued to eliminate the least effective marketing efforts and continue to analyze and segment our database to optimize all future advertising campaigns. The cost per visitor decreased to $0.06 per visitor from $0.16 per visitor in the same period of the prior year. The conversion rate declined .3% to 3.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to 3.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The decline in the conversion rate was primarily due to a Direct TV campaign that ran in the first six months of 2007 whereby selected air time slots were purchased which was not repeated during 2008.

Facilities expense decreased $24 or 16.8% primarily due to the sublet of unused office space at our corporate office partially offset by physical store location rentals.

Credit card fees decreased $100 or 19.5%. The decrease is primarily due to lower Direct sales volumes.

Other Expense: Net interest expense was $9 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 compared to interest income of $64 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. The increase in net interest expense is attributed to decreased cash equivalent balances and lower interest rates received in addition to an increased balance and borrowing costs under the terms of the credit facility.

Net Losses: The Company experienced a net loss of $2,385 or $0.13 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 compared to a net loss of $1,415 or $0.07 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, our primary sources of capital have been cash flow from operations and loans from affiliated parties. More recently, our primary sources of cash flow have been from operations and the $29.5 million raised in the December 29, 2005 private offering of our common stock and warrants.

Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $2,297 compared to $1,327 used in the three months ended March 31, 2007. The net cash used in operating activities in 2008 increased primarily due to increases in the net loss, and $116 cash used for inventory purchases. Also contributing to the increases in cash used was a $285 decrease in accounts receivable, a $15 decrease in prepaid expenses and a $181 decrease in accrued expenses. Partially offsetting the increases in cash used was a $370 increase in accounts payable. The increase in inventories is intended to increase product available for auction. Accounts receivable decreased $285 primarily due to decreased open account sales in the Business to Business sales channel. The decrease in accrued expenses of $181 was primarily the result of lower payroll accruals and lower freight costs due to lower Direct channel sales volumes.

Net cash used in investing activities was $245 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 due primarily to the purchase of property and equipment. Net cash provided by investing activities was $28 for the period ended March 31, 2007. The increase in purchases of property and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2008 related primarily to hardware and software purchases as IT infrastructure investment increased.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1,719 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $349 for the same period last year. The cash inflow in 2008 is due to advances on the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement of $1,617 and $102 in inventory purchases financed through the flooring facility. Net cash provided of $349 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was for inventory purchases financed through the flooring facility.

On May 9, 2006, we entered into a Credit and Security Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting through Wells Fargo Business Credit and related security agreements and other agreements described in the Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for advances to us of up to a maximum of $25,000. The amount actually available to the Company will vary from time to time, depending on, among other factors, the amount of eligible inventory and the amount of eligible accounts receivable. The obligations under the Credit Agreement and all related agreements are secured by all of the our assets. The initial term of the Agreement is three years, expiring on April 28, 2009. Up to $7,000 of the maximum amount is available for irrevocable, standby and documentary letters of credit. Advances under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a base rate (Wells Fargo Bank's prime rate) or LIBOR plus 2.5%. The Credit Agreement requires a prepayment fee of $125 if we terminate the Credit Agreement during the third year. The Credit Agreement requires us, among other things, to limit capital expenditures and maintain minimum availability on the line. Also, we are obligated contractually by a restrictive lock box arrangement. The Credit Agreement also requires us to pay a variety of other fees and expenses, including minimum annual interest of $120. As of March 31, 2008 we had $45 in deferred financing fees being amortized over the life of the Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2008, the effective loan rate was 8.25%, we had an outstanding balance of $1,617 and we were in compliance with all the loan covenants.

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We believe that current working capital, together with cash flows from operations and availability under our credit facility will be adequate to support our current operating plans for at least the next 12 months.
 
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
The Company has little exposure to risks of fluctuating interest rates or fluctuating currency exchange rates. Accordingly, the Company does not believe that changes in interest or currency rates will have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations. It is the Company’s policy not to enter into derivative financial instruments.
 
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that have been designed to ensure that information related to the Company is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. We review these disclosure controls and procedures on a periodic basis. In connection with this review, we have established a compliance committee that is responsible for accumulating potentially material information regarding its activities and considering the materiality of this information. The compliance committee (or a subcommittee) is also responsible for making recommendations regarding disclosure and communicating this information to our Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Finance to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our compliance committee is comprised of our principal risk management officer and other members of our management team.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Finance, with the participation of the compliance committee, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Finance believe that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in the evaluation that occurred during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time the Company may be named in claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Currently, no legal proceedings or claims are pending against the Company or involve the Company that, in the opinion of the Company’s management, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part 1, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that are currently deemed to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company’s business, financial conditions and/or operating results.
 
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

For the three months ended March 31, 2008, options to purchase an aggregate of 688,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were granted to individuals, all employees of uBid. Options to purchase an aggregate of 600,000 shares at $1.14 per share were granted on September 21, 2007. The options have a term of ten years and vest over a three to four year period either quarterly or annually beginning on the first quarter or year respectively after the date of grant. The option grants were exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which provides an exemption for transactions not involving a public offering.

ITEM 3. DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None
 
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
None

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

See Exhibit Index on the following page.

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Exhibit
No.
Description
31.1
Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of the Vice President, Finance pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of the Vice President, Finance pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized as of May 14, 2008.
 
 
UBID.COM HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
By:  
/s/ Miguel A. Martinez, Jr.
 
Name:  Miguel A. Martinez, Jr.
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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