EXHIBIT
99.1
Investor
and Noted Direct Marketing Retailer Ted Deikel Purchases
10
Percent of uBid.com’s Outstanding Shares.
Chicago,
November 30, 2007 -
uBid.com, one of the leading business-to-consumer and business-to-business
online auction companies (www.uBid.com) announced today that Ted Deikel, veteran
investor and Former Fingerhut CEO, purchased 1.8 million shares of uBid.com
(OTC:UBHI) stock, approximately 10% of uBid’s outstanding shares, in market
transactions.
“I
believe uBid’s wealth of online selling experience, recent focus on maximizing
relationships with their merchants and CEO Jeff Hoffman’s unique experience in
the auction and e-commerce space positions the company to win big in the
multi-billion dollar online liquidation market,” said Mr. Deikel.
This
significant investment follows closely the September 24, 2007 appointment of
Jeff Hoffman, uBid’s Chief Executive Officer.
“uBid
is
elated to have Mr. Deikel as an investor. Having a shareholder of Ted’s caliber
express his confidence in uBid with such a significant investment validates
our
strategy of offering the most robust seller sales solutions on the internet,”
said Mr. Hoffman.
About
uBid.com Holdings, Inc.
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, housewares, watches, jewelry, travel, sporting goods, home improvement
products and collectibles. The Company's marketplace employs a combination
of
auction style and fixed price formats. uBid.com Holdings, Inc. is publicly
traded on the NASD OTC bulletin board (UBHI).
Contact:
Jim
Murphy
(773)
272-4537