BargainBid.com to Host Live Online Auction of Rodney Dangerfield Memorabilia.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 15, 1999-- Leading Online Auction Wholesaler to Auction Personal Dangerfield Memorabilia mem·o·ra·bil·i·a pl.n. 1. Objects valued for their connection with historical events, culture, or entertainment: posters, publicity photographs, and other movie memorabilia. 2. to Benefit The Respect Foundation and Assist Sufferers of Chronic Depression BargainBid.com (www.BargainBid.com), a leading online auction wholesaler for computer products, today announced it will host a live auction of Rodney Dangerfield Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect" and his monologues on that theme. memorabilia to benefit The Respect Foundation. The Respect Foundation was recently established by Mr. Dangerfield to assist those who suffer from chronic depression. BargainBid.com's special Rodney Dangerfield auction will begin at 3:00 PM (EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy ) on December 15 and conclude on December 21 at 9:30 PM (EST). The auction will run in conjunction with a special celebration, hosted by BargainBid.com, to honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. the 30th anniversary of Mr. Dangerfield's famous New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. comedy club, Dangerfield's, on December 15. BargainBid.com will donate all proceeds to The Respect Foundation and auction 22 personal items from Mr. Dangerfield, including: - Mr. Dangerfield's personal movie scripts from Caddyshack, Back to School and Meet Wally wally Noun pl -lies Brit slang a stupid or foolish person [from the name Walter] Noun 1. Sparks. All scripts are signed by Rodney Dangerfield. - Mr. Dangerfield's actual red tie worn at his 30th Anniversary Party on December 15. The red tie is accompanied by an official certificate from Dangerfield Entertainment and is signed by the comedian. - Posters from Easy Money, Back to School, Meet Wally Sparks, Nothing Goes Right and La Contessa. All posters are signed by Mr. Dangerfield. - Signed Hollywood Reporter Comedy Special Issue (February 1997) featuring Mr. Dangerfield on the cover. - Signed motion picture soundtracks (LPs) from Easy Money and Back to School. - Rodney's Comedy Classic Collection (VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. ) and Meet Wally Sparks (VHS) signed by Mr. Dangerfield. - Seven signed 8x10 photos. - A sample of Rodney Dangerfield's sweat preserved in an elegant decanter and signed. "We're honored to be working with Rodney to host an online auction for a charity that he very much believes in," said Robert Joslin, co-chairman and co-CEO of BargainBid.com. "Rodney's popularity should create a fun and competitive bidding Competitive bidding A securities offering process in which securities firms submit competing bids to the issuer for the securities the issuer wishes to sell. competitive bidding 1. environment and help raise money for a very worthy cause." "I wish helping people overcome chronic depression was as simple as making them laugh," said Rodney Dangerfield. "Chronic depression is a serious illness and one that I feel deserves more attention. I hope that my participation in this auction will help raise awareness and money for The Respect Foundation." Currently, Mr. Dangerfield is promoting "Auctions with Respect" in a multi-million dollar advertising and marketing campaign for BargainBid.com. He will appear in BargainBid.com television, print, radio, billboard and Internet advertisements into 2001. About BargainBid.com BargainBid.com is the first online auction wholesaler to leverage the interactive online auction format to sell its products to consumers and small businesses. Founded in early 1999, the company has developed strategic relationships with global computer and related peripherals manufacturers and distributors. These alliances grant BargainBid.com access to vast amounts of quality inventory at greatly reduced costs. The executive management team is led by co-Chairman and co-CEO, Kishor Chinchwadkar, co-Chairman and co-CEO, Robert Joslin, EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition of Business Development, Manuel Jimenez and EVP of Operations, Ben Schugar. Chinchwadkar and Joslin are also principals in Logicare, Inc. - a wholesale computer trading company with offices in the U.S and Europe. In 1999, Logicare was named 67th on Inc. magazine's 500 list of fastest growing privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . |
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