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Pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 requirements\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1934,\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 has\ue000 duly\ue000 caused\ue000 this\ue000 report\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 signed\ue000 on\ue000 its
behalf\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 undersigned\ue000 hereunto\ue000 duly\ue000 authorized.
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Date:\ue000 February\ue000 23,\ue000 2009
BIDZ.COM,\ue000 INC.
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By: /s/\ue000 Lawrence\ue000 Kong
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Lawrence\ue000 Kong
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Chief\ue000 Financial\ue000 Officer
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Exhibit\ue000 99.1\ue000
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Bidz.com\ue000 Announces\ue000 Financial\ue000 Results\ue000 for\ue000 the\ue000 Fourth\ue000 Quarter\ue000 and\ue000 the\ue000 Full\ue000 Year\ue000 2008
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\u2022\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue0002008\ue000 revenues\ue000 increase\ue000 10.8%\ue000 year-over-year\ue000 to\ue000 $207.4\ue000 million
\u2022\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue0002008\ue000 pre-tax\ue000 income\ue000 increases\ue000 16.1%\ue000 year-over-year\ue000 to\ue000 $24.0\ue000 million
\u2022\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue0002008\ue000 cash\ue000 flow\ue000 from\ue000 operations\ue000 of\ue000 $18.6\ue000 million
\u2022\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000Strong\ue000 financial\ue000 position\ue000 with\ue000 approximately\ue000 $4.5\ue000 million\ue000 in\ue000 cash,\ue000 $32.8\ue000 million\ue000 in\ue000 positive\ue000 working\ue000 capital\ue000 and\ue000 zero\ue000 debt
\u2022\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000Authorized\ue000 a\ue000 significant\ue000 increase\ue000 in\ue000 its\ue000 share\ue000 buyback\ue000 program\ue000 to\ue000 $33.5\ue000 million
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CULVER\ue000 CITY,\ue000 Calif.,\ue000 February\ue000 23,\ue000 2009\ue000 \u2013\ue000 Bidz.com\ue000 (NASDAQ:\ue000 BIDZ),\ue000 a\ue000 leading\ue000 online\ue000 retailer\ue000 of\ue000 jewelry,\ue000 announced\ue000 results\ue000 for\ue000 the\ue000 fourth
quarter\ue000 and\ue000 fiscal\ue000 year\ue000 ended\ue000 December\ue000 31,\ue000 2008.
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Net\ue000 revenue\ue000 for\ue000 the\ue000 fourth\ue000 quarter\ue000 of\ue000 2008\ue000 was\ue000 $35.1\ue000 million,\ue000 compared\ue000 with\ue000 $63.2\ue000 million\ue000 reported\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 fourth\ue000 quarter\ue000 of\ue000 2007,\ue000 with\ue000 domestic
and\ue000 international\ue000 sales\ue000 representing\ue000 72.1%\ue000 and\ue000 27.9%\ue000 of\ue000 sales,\ue000 respectively.
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In\ue000 the\ue000 fourth\ue000 quarter\ue000 2008,\ue000 gross\ue000 profit\ue000 was\ue000 approximately\ue000 $12.1\ue000 million,\ue000 compared\ue000 with\ue000 $19.8\ue000 million\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 fourth\ue000 quarter\ue000 of\ue000 2007.\ue000 \ue000 Gross
margins\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 fourth\ue000 quarter\ue000 of\ue000 2008\ue000 were\ue000 34.4%,\ue000 compared\ue000 with\ue000 31.2%\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 same\ue000 period\ue000 of\ue000 2007.\ue000 During\ue000 the\ue000 fourth\ue000 quarter,\ue000 unlike\ue000 many\ue000 other
retailers,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 did\ue000 not\ue000 promote\ue000 significantly\ue000 or\ue000 use\ue000 heavy\ue000 discounting\ue000 and\ue000 as\ue000 a\ue000 result,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\ue000 was\ue000 able\ue000 to\ue000 better\ue000 preserve\ue000 its
profit\ue000 margins.
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\u201cGiven\ue000 the\ue000 unprecedented\ue000 challenges\ue000 that\ue000 we\ue000 and\ue000 most\ue000 companies\ue000 faced\ue000 over\ue000 the\ue000 holiday\ue000 season,\ue000 we\ue000 are\ue000 very\ue000 pleased\ue000 to\ue000 report\ue000 EPS\ue000 in-line
with\ue000 our\ue000 previously\ue000 issued\ue000 EPS\ue000 guidance\ue000 range,\u201d\ue000 said\ue000 Leon\ue000 Kuperman,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\u2019s\ue000 President.\ue000 \u201cImportantly,\ue000 we\ue000 increased\ue000 our\ue000 fourth
quarter\ue000 gross\ue000 margins\ue000 by\ue000 320\ue000 basis\ue000 points.\ue000 We\ue000 believe\ue000 our\ue000 ability\ue000 to\ue000 deliver\ue000 these\ue000 positive\ue000 results\ue000 in\ue000 this\ue000 environment\ue000 reflect\ue000 both\ue000 the
strength\ue000 and\ue000 flexibility\ue000 of\ue000 our\ue000 business\ue000 model\ue000 and\ue000 the\ue000 tremendous\ue000 value\ue000 we\ue000 offer\ue000 to\ue000 consumers.\ue000 While\ue000 the\ue000 retail\ue000 spending\ue000 environment
remains\ue000 exceedingly\ue000 difficult\ue000 and\ue000 we\ue000 expect\ue000 will\ue000 continue\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 so\ue000 through\ue000 2009,\ue000 we\ue000 believe\ue000 that\ue000 our\ue000 focus\ue000 on\ue000 profitability\ue000 and\ue000 gross\ue000 margins
combined\ue000 with\ue000 our\ue000 ongoing\ue000 cost\ue000 cutting\ue000 initiatives,\ue000 will\ue000 allow\ue000 us\ue000 to\ue000 remain\ue000 profitable\ue000 and\ue000 financially\ue000 strong\ue000 while\ue000 increasing\ue000 our\ue000 market\ue000 share
in\ue000 the\ue000 global\ue000 jewelry\ue000 market.\u201d
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\u201cLooking\ue000 ahead,\ue000 we\ue000 remain\ue000 intensely\ue000 focused\ue000 on\ue000 executing\ue000 on\ue000 our\ue000 strategic\ue000 initiatives\ue000 that\ue000 will\ue000 continue\ue000 to\ue000 enhance\ue000 the\ue000 Bidz.com\ue000 customer
experience\ue000 in\ue000 all\ue000 areas,\u201d\ue000 continued,\ue000 Mr.\ue000 Kuperman.\ue000 \u201cIn\ue000 times\ue000 of\ue000 rapid\ue000 change,\ue000 the\ue000 right\ue000 execution\ue000 model\ue000 is\ue000 imperative\ue000 and\ue000 we\ue000 are\ue000 acting\ue000 quickly
to\ue000 ensure\ue000 we\ue000 have\ue000 the\ue000 proper\ue000 structure\ue000 in\ue000 place\ue000 to\ue000 manage\ue000 and\ue000 maximize\ue000 our\ue000 business\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 current\ue000 environment.\u201d
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