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Press Release:

Quote:AuctionCities.com Announces Innovative Partnership With Members


Apr 10, 2006 -- In an attempt to remain flexible in today's highly competitive and ever changing market place, AuctionCities.com  will soon be marketing private labeled versions of their web site.

The company's new plan enlists partnerships from webmasters and online entrepreneurs. "It's a way for us to partner with existing web sites and allow webmasters to make money with us," said Michael Berman, AuctionCities.com CEO.

This new strategy is more than just the typical online affiliate program. The site will soon offer private label solutions to existing web sites and give the opportunity for entrepreneurs to start a completely private or white labeled online auction site themselves. White Labeled Partnership is more than just a simple affiliate system; it is a network of intercommunicating service providers, connecting clients directly to the products they most need, bypassing unnecessary search and click sessions en route to the final result. Any partner company can utilize AuctionCities.com's products under its own brand, without making references or giving back links. Basically, this system precludes site hopping, and implies the reduction of client loss.

"The beauty of our new conception is that all of these new private labeled auction sites will work together creating one large database of items, alleviating the most common problem known to online auction sites, which is creating critical mass," Berman went on to say. "This means interested buyers can find corresponding sellers making for a more efficient delivery system that is transparent to both users."

According to the new strategy, webmasters will be able to create a completely seamless auction addition to their existing web site and prospective buyers of auction items will be able to search multiple auction sites through on virtual swap meet finding what they are after more easily.

AuctionCities.com has also announced they have enlisted the services of Eric Rosenberg to oversee the transition phase of this new strategy. Mr. Rosenberg was a key figure in AC's early stages of development and is considered a leader in the online marketing industry.

The launch of the new private label program is scheduled for late summer of this year but AuctionCities.com will be working hard to roll it out much earlier if the current beta-testing works as the company believes it can.

http://www.auctioncities.com/

Quote:This new strategy

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Quote:"The beauty of our new conception is that all of these new private labeled auction sites will work together creating one large database of items, alleviating the most common problem known to online auction sites, which is creating critical mass,"

I thought the most common problem known to online auction sites is that a large percentage of them are run by complete s.  For example, I can think of one site that used to have millions of items listed, claimed to have almost 5 million members (4.99 million of whom haven't been near the site in years), has spent over $12 million...and has completely alienated their membership with a non-stop series of fuckups, changed business models, and site name changes....hmmm, if I could just remember that site's name...is it, could it be...AuctionCities?

A follow up press release:

Quote:AuctionCities.com Private Label Program Stimulates New-User Personal Websites

Free Offer Prompts Enthusiastic Response From On-Line Entrepreneurs

As AuctionCities.com continues to move forward in its primary business (online-auction site model, acquiring inventory, recruiting new users, adding entertaining features and new technologies), AuctionCities.com, now, proudly announces the launch of the AuctionCities.com Private Label Program. In so doing, AuctionCities.com is developing new uses for and maximizing the investment in the technologies and electronic features of the energetic auction site.

Based on recent Focus Group research and responding to initial reaction from the announcement of the White-Label Partnership Program , AuctionCities.com is announcing a special opportunity for new users to establish their own private auction website... FREE OF CHARGE... through this limited introductory offer.

Michael S. Berman, President and CEO stated, "If you are in the on-line business with a consumer to business clientele, we'll show you how to up-grade your site with a link to your own auction home-page. All anyone has to do is follow an easy 1-2-3 set-up demo that we will provide to you. We furnish all the 'hosting functions' free of charge in this program."

Berman continued, "If you are an occasional on-line seller, AuctionCities.com will help you GET INTO BUSINESS. You provide your own domain name and we will provide the 'landing-page' design. We'll handle all 'hosting functions' including all of the internal electronic processing of each sale. Instantly, you are in the on-line auction business under your own name."

"The White Labeled Partnership Program, announced last week, invites new users to take the initiative to recruit inventory that is suited to their on-line business. However, one of the benefits of this program is that each user is added, automatically, to the world-wide AuctionCities.com list of inventory and access to all buyers."

Berman continued, "In either case, this is a 'turn-key' operation that makes it easy to be in business for one's self. Other than a nominal fee to create a private domain, there is NO INVESTMENT. You do not have to hire a webmaster to create your website... we do it for you for a nominal fee, BUT... for a limited time, as an introductory offer, we will give it to you for FREE. We expect the program to be fully operational by May 15th."

Berman concluded, "If you are interested, SIGN UP NOW... go to (www.auctioncities.com) and click on the PRIVATE LABEL PROGRAM ('I'm interested.') button. Give us name, email address, AuctionCities.com 'user name' (or specify new user) and we will send a complete information kit in an easy-to-use 1-2-3 step set-up instruction folder and a Client User Agreement."

Latest press release

Quote:Beta-Testing Begins on Free Private Label Bid by Tiny Auctioner
AuctionCities.com, Inc., Links Members to Emerging Internet Phenomenon: Free

AuctionCities.com announces that beta-testing is underway on the innovative integration of its total infrastructure of systems and technology with the "private label" program explosion.

Michael S. Berman, President and CEO, stated, "This project is 'turning things around' for this little company. We're right on schedule as we rollout our Private Label Program. The technology and all systems are operational. We have begun working with existing members who responded to recent announcements on our website (www.auctioncities.com) and in the Media, about this exciting project. They have begun a systematic process of testing each 'click of the cursor' to try all features and identify any possible glitches, so we can advertise a pleasant and hassle-free user experience."

Berman continued, "During this free introductory offer, if a person has a computer and Internet access, we will set up the Media's readers, listeners and viewers, with their own personalized website...with their own brand-name...as an associate domain to AuctionCities.com. Presently, the entire package is free."

Concluding, Berman said, "Instant Inventory is the miracle of this Internet phenomenon. 'Instant Inventory' means that a 'search' on a member's personalized site, searches the combined inventory of all participants. Each associate website we set up has instant access to the total data bank of inventory of every participating associate...world-wide. A person responding to a private label owner's self-promotion could 'search' for a particular item on the neighbor's private label site, here in California, and find the item for sale on an associate site in Florida. AuctionCities.com Customer Service Department would handle the entire transaction and the private label owner is paid a cash-percentage of the transaction commission for providing the buyer. Our associates and we, do all the work...all the private label owner needs to do is just BE THERE, referring potential buyers."

Further information on the AUCC Private Label Program at www.auctioncities.com