I was sorry to see Bido.com shut down last week. Sahar is an old friend and a true entrepreneur. Some say you learn more from failure than success. I have no doubt we will be seeing more from him in the near future.
I was a surprised this morning that I received a Bido.com email promoting the service. It only proves that in cyberspace nothing ever truly ends.
here is a copy of the email.
Hello larry,
It’s the start of a new week at Bido, so we have reset your complimentary voting points to 0. You have all week to use these points to vote on inventory that you wish to see go to auction.
If something that you voted on sells, you become a partner in the profits. So be sure to use the credits and vote on inventory at Bido wisely. The first person to vote on an item earns the most. So be sure to check what’s been submitted on a regular basis to find the gems first.
If you use up your complimentary voting points, you may exchange 1 Bido Credit for 2220 additional voting points.
To learn more about the Vote For Profits program, view the payout scale, and try the earning calculator, please click here:
http://www.bido.com/VoteForProfits
Bido offers a downloadable file of what’s been submitted, view it and vote now at http://www.bido.com
Regards,
The Bido Team
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This message was automatically generated by Bido.com
I notified Jarred of it and he replied with:
“Yea, just disregard until Bido changes hands. Thanks.
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Hi Larry, yes, as Jamie pointed out, please just disregard until Bido changes hands and the new buyer picks back up where we left off.
As we anticipate the change to be soon, in the interim, what we did was clear out all auctions.
The site still is operational otherwise, many transfers and in/out payments are still taking place as we finalize everything in queue. All the cron jobs are still firing and gears still ticking. Hence why you got the email (the site is still up and was not turned off).
As mentioned, Bido is for sale. I am available to discuss exactly what we’ve built and what’s for sale at jarred@bido.com or 800-611-Bido. The sale ends on Tuesday the 18th of May, 2010, when we accept the highest offer.
Regards,
Jarred
Thank Jarred. Good luck with the sale. If there are any facts or figures that you would like to post to help, please feel free add them or let me know and I could start a new thread.
larry
Thanks Larry, appreciate it. The assets available are the brand, the portfolio of Bido domains, the Bido software code, the lists, the website, design, revisions, vanity toll free number (800-611-Bido),@bido, etc. It all goes with the package.
I can get deeper into specifics in private via jarred@bido.com
Thanks for all your support over the years, it meant a lot to us.
Regards,
Jarred