World-Famous ``Wedding Dress Guy'' Turns to bidadoo auctions to Sell Piece of Internet History

Business Wire, June 25, 2004

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Larry Star Contracts With Auction Services Company For Professional Management of Second Sale to Benefit Chosen Nonprofit

bidadoo auctions, a full-service provider of professional auction services and a Platinum PowerSeller, today announced from eBay Live that Larry Star, better known as the "Wedding Dress Guy," has contracted with bidadoo auctions to resell the famous Wedding Dress with 25 percent of the proceeds to benefit the final buyer's charity of choice. In April, the Wedding Dress became the most famous dress in history, with more than 17 million viewers worldwide logging on to see Larry Star wearing the dress in his self-portraits as he tried to sell his ex-wife's wedding gown.

"Larry really wanted to give something back to the community for all its support," says John Hawk, COO and co-founder of bidadoo auctions. "He came to bidadoo because we are eBay experts and Larry liked our large focus on nonprofit fund-raising."

Star became an overnight worldwide celebrity and the Wedding Dress a piece of Internet history as he modeled the gown and wrote humorous commentary as part of a five-day eBay auction listing. He has appeared on more than 20 television and radio shows and in countless news articles, including NBC's Today Show, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, CNBC, and USA Today, showing the power of the world's largest online marketplace with more than 105 million registered users.

"These guys know what they're doing with online auctions, and their commitment to nonprofits is something I really like," Star explains from New Orleans. "Luckily, I was able to keep the dress. It feels great that I have a chance to give something back to the community in a second auction. And hey, I'll even have my Seattle band, the Buzzcuts, play at the wedding or other function for the winning bidder."

The Wedding Dress auction can be found at www.bidadoo.com.

bidadoo auctions handles all aspects of selling items on eBay for its customers, including free pickup, professional photography, research and listing, payment processing, customer service, packing and shipping. The company's business consultants provide appraisal and valuation services, asset-disposition consulting and eBay selling expertise to design a customized solution for business customers. bidadoo auctions plans to add several additional eBay showrooms and drop-off locations over the next few quarters, as well as further expand the Business Services and Nonprofit Fund-raising units.

About bidadoo auctions

bidadoo auctions is a Bellevue, WA-based consignment service that helps individuals, businesses and nonprofits sell items on eBay, quickly, easily and conveniently -- with maximum returns. Founded in December 2003 by brothers Howard and John Hawk, the unique business is the first and largest of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. For more information, please visit http://www.bidadoo.com/. bidadoo, Inc. is a privately owned company.