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Bidville Signs Marketing Agreement with Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Devil Rays.


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CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004

Bidville, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:BVLE BVLE Bidville Inc. (stock symbol)
BVLE Belgische Vereniging voor Landbouweconomie (Belgian Association of Agricultural Economists) 
) an online auction company, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to be a participating sponsor of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The Devil Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Devil Rays have played in Tropicana Field. , who play in the Eastern Division of the American League American League (AL)

One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL).
. The sponsorship will include thirteen Saturday night games which will host "Bidville.com Saturday Night Silent Auction." Bidville.com will feature various Devil Rays items, including autographed au·to·graph  
n.
1. A person's own signature or handwriting.

2. A manuscript in the author's handwriting.

tr.v. au·to·graphed, au·to·graph·ing, au·to·graphs
1.
 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.
, box seat tickets and VIP passes to certain games. These items will be auctioned on the Bidville.com website throughout the season, with all proceeds from the auctions going to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays "Rays of Hope Foundation" charities. A check presentation ceremony, to the "Rays of Hope Foundation" charities, will take place at the end of the season.

"We are very excited to be involved in a program that participates in sponsorship of our local baseball team, The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and benefits such a worthwhile charity," said Michael Palandro, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Bidville. "The local as well as national exposure presented through this community based sponsorship will enhance our current marketing initiatives by attracting new buyers and sellers to our auction site. This new relationship will compliment Not to be confused with Complement.
Compliment may be
  • An expression of praise, congratulation or encouragement.
  • A misspelling for complement, meaning something which makes the original object complete.
 Bidville's marketing and branding efforts as the alternative to eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) in the marketplace."

About Bidville

Bidville was founded in 1999 as an online auction alternative to eBay. The Company provides unique user features, such as Watch List, Image Gallery and fixed price listing options. Bidville is headquartered in Clearwater, FL. For further Company and product information, please visit the website at: http://www.bidville.com. Additional information, including current financial data, is available in the Company's current Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
. These statements appear in a number of places in this release and include all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things: (i) the Company's financing plans; (ii) trends affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations; (iii) the Company's growth strategy and operating strategy; and (iv) the declaration and payment of dividends. The words "may," "would," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's ability to control, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
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