RockyBid Goes Green for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day (and Beyond??)

NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- One year ago, Jane Megginson, 42, of Lancaster, PA, bid on a 2009 Honda Insight as a new user of RockyBid.com. She bought a bid package consisting of 600 bids and in the end only used 60. The total cost she spent on the car, valued at $18,000 retail, was roughly $2500 plus the cost of the bids. That is amazing savings! At RockyBid, the premiere entertainment shopping site, such things ARE possible. Recognizing Hybrids as eco-friendly, RockyBid is continuing to honor Earth Day.  

In honor of Earth Week, RockyBid.com is taking submissions for ideas for "Green" auction items. So users must think eco-friendly this week! Ideas must be submitted to [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is no later than Midnight of Earth Day Eve: April 21, 2010. Winners will not only automatically WIN their item but it will be auctioned off on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22nd, with special recognition to that user.

RockyBid is fun and new users are constantly surprised at how much they really can win. A hybrid car? Yes, it did happen. "I really couldn't believe it. It was very surreal," said Jane Megginson, winner. "I had never done anything like that before, never done an online auction of any kind, and so I was very surprised."

Megginson goes on to say, "The car definitely has helped in this economy. My partner's Hyundai was ten years old and had a lot of miles on it, so this is now her daily commuter car. Not only has the purchase price helped us, but it helps that it is a hybrid to keep gas purchasing at a minimum."

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RockyBid.com is a penny auction website. Their penny auction model works as follows:

Users must pay for every bid that they use, every time another RockyBid user bids it increases the price of the auction item by only one penny. You cannot increase the price by more than a penny at a time. Finally, every time there is a bid placed it increases the time remaining on the auction by 15 seconds, simulating a regular live auction situation. This makes it so that a single bidder cannot swoop in and win at the last second.

There are major differences between RockyBid and other online auctions sites. On RockyBid ALL the products are brand new and are only put up by the company. This helps guarantee users receive a quality product and definite savings. At RockyBid, shopping is fun!

Each bid costs between $0.67 and $0.75, depending on which "Bid Package" users buy.

The more a user spends, the cheaper the bids. In addition, RockyBid offers reward points. With Bid Packages purchased, users can redeem points at the RockyBid Reward Points Store for gift cards, gaming consoles and even higher-priced items. The savings per auction item won off the retail price is generally 98%. Bid packages can be found on the site under the "How it Works" Section. They range from $14.99 to $499.99.

Bid! Win! Save! Visit http://www.rockybid.com to see the action!

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SOURCE RockyBid