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3 press releases in 2 weeks...I'm still waiting for them to release press release #4 "AuctionCities Announces The Screwing Of The Small Sellers Who Kept It Alive For Years"  :twistedevil:

anyways, here's  today's release 

AuctionCities.com Appoints Director of Corporate Communications

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050822/lam036.html?.v=21 

I somehow missed this next one they issued on August 10th which partially details the new direction the site is headed in (it omits the little fact of the company's shift in focus to catering to high volume sellers at the expense of its small sellers--that little fact was detailed in press release #3...  ):

Finally, Local Auctions, AuctionCities.com Goes Public

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050810/law062.html?.v=23

My favorite line in the release is the first sentence:

Quote:AuctionCities.com, Inc., new in the auction industry, announced, today...

They should really patent the idea of  being able to wipe out your past history by changing your name.  Think of the licensing possibilities: debtors would gladly pay to use this invention to get creditors off their back without the need for filing for bankruptcy, likewise criminals, Tammy Faye Baker's makeup artist, and Michael Jackson's plastic surgeon would also gladly pay the licensing fee to wipe out the public's memories of their past errors.  :twistedevil:

Yet another press release, this one from 8/30, further confirming the company's change in focus from a primarily  person to person marketplace to a B2B and B2C marketplace.

highlights of the release:

Quote:AuctionCities.Com Creates Automotive Marketplace for New and Previously Owned Vehicles

...The AuctionCities.com Automotive Marketplace will target both business-to- business (B2B) as well as business-to-consumer (B2C) markets....

...AuctionCities.com intends to include the inventory databases of major national automotive aggregators into its Business-to-Business Marketplace .... New and previously owned vehicles will be offered for sale at either a fixed price or via auction format...

...In the Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Marketplace, local automobile dealerships will be the foundation of the automobile inventory...

...this one from 9/7.  Issuing press releases seems to be a weekly thing with them now. 

While I don't like the way AuctionCities/BidWay/AuctionDiner/BidBay's recent huge fee increase has completely screwed the small smallers who had kept it afloat since BidBay's little legal battle with eBay, I do think the new management's shift in forcus from C-2-C auctions to B-2-B and B-2-C auctions is a good move for the company.

Quote:AuctionCities.com Begins Major National Publicity and Branding Campaign

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050907/nyw006.html?.v=19

  they must be on a weekly release schedule now.  :

before getting to this week's episode of the BidBay/AuctionDiner/BidWay/AuctionCities Press Release, an announcement:

Quote:Downtime September 12 Due To Los Angeles Power Out

Posted on: September 12th, 2005 05:27:38pm 

Much of Los Angeles county lost power today, taking our servers off line from 1:30 to 5:30 today. We are sorry for any inconvenience this caused our valued users.

OK, now the latest press release:

Quote:AUCTIONCITIES.COM TO OFFER AUTO HISTORY REPORTS, FINANCING AND INSURANCE REFERRALS TO AUTOMOTIVE MARKETPLACE CUSTOMERS

AuctionCities.com, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AUCC) announces today a complete portfolio of new services designed to build consumer confidence and streamline the process of buying automobiles through the AuctionCities.com Automotive Marketplace. These new services are expected to drive increased traffic and revenues to AuctionCities.com.

...

the rest of the press release: http://www.auctioncities.com/index.php?p...oom/news7/

the things are like friggin' clockwork...every Tuesday 

http://www.auctioncities.com/index.php?p...oom/news8/

Quote: AUCTIONCITIES.COM ENGAGES AUTOMOTIVE AUCTION AND FLEET MANAGEMENT EXPERT

Lionel L. Freitas will Architect AuctionCities.com Automotive Marketplace to further enrich functionality and user experience

It must be Tuesday again 

Quote:Financing Will Be Used to Support Major Marketing Thrust for Holiday Buying Season and Throughout 2005/2006

VALENCIA, Calif., Sept. 27 -- AuctionCities.com, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AUCC), the originator of "Micro-auctioning", zip-code focused local online auctions; today announced a short-term round of funding. Four classes of warrants previously issued to a select group of private investors will be called for execution. The Company anticipates raising approximately $12 Million from the warrants, which are scheduled to begin being exercised this week.

The Company plans to use the proceeds of this funding to support aggressive advertising, publicity and promotional campaigns, which will begin immediately and continue throughout 2005-2006.

full press release: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050927/latu071.html?.v=26

Quote:AuctionCities.com, Inc...today announced the first "flight" of TV commercials as a launch of an aggressive 2005-2006 advertising campaign on TV, Radio, Newspaper, Trade Publications and targeted Cable channels.

Beginning Monday, October 17th, the AuctionCities.com TV commercial will be seen Monday to Thursday on "CNN Cable Headline News"; from 6AM to 5PM and again from 12 Midnight to 2AM through the first week of November in all five Los Angeles Counties and New York City and surrounding Burroughs.

In addition, a broadcast test-flight will air on Warner Bros. Television... KTLA-TV: Channel 5 in Los Angeles from Monday thru Thursday from 5AM to 6AM on "KTLA EARLY MORNING" and from 6AM to 7AM on the "KTLA MORNING NEWS." The KTLA-TV signal is received in all 5 Los Angeles-area counties... Los Angeles and Orange Counties and from Ventura County to San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. The KTLA-TV schedule runs from October 17th through the first week of November.

full press release: http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/051017/098066.html

this was my thread! I wanted to post the press release!  

What happened Todd, got scooped? Looks like reporter's rivelry!!

:twistedevil:

Quote:AuctionCities.com Announces Strategic Partnerships With Zedo.com -- Third Generation Adserving and NetTracker -- Web Analytics Solution

Addition of Services Further Defines the Ease of Buying Experience at AuctionCities.com

full press release: http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/051025/098745.html

The stock's tumble continues.  It has fallen from $2.40 to 22 cents per share since the end of September.