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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10


November  29, 1999


Anthony Capobianco
1000 S. Wooster Street, No. 301
Los Angeles, CA  90035

Dear Nino:

On behalf of DoveBid, Inc. ("DoveBid"), I am pleased to offer you a full-time
position as General Counsel effective on December 14, 1999 on the following
terms and conditions:

Your annual salary will be $180,000 and will be paid in accordance with
DoveBid's normal payroll procedures.  Also, you will be eligible for a year-end
bonus up to 33% of your base salary, determined by DoveBid in its discretion,
and payable on or about DoveBid's fiscal year-end.  All payments to you will be
subject to legally required withholding(s).  It is DoveBid's policy to review
salary and compensation levels periodically.  Accordingly, your base salary and
any other compensation may be adjusted from time to time.

Your compensation package also will include an incentive stock option under the
terms of DoveBid's 1999 Stock Option Plan for 200,000 shares of common stock at
an exercise price of  $0.33 per share.  Your stock options will be subject to
the terms of DoveBid's 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (the Plan includes
vesting restrictions, restrictions on exercise and restrictions on transfer of
shares) and will be conditioned on your execution of an Employee Stock Option
Agreement related to your options.

In addition to your base salary, you will be eligible to participate in the
employee benefits generally made available to our full-time employees, as may be
modified from time to time in DoveBid's discretion.  At the present time, those
benefits include health insurance, life insurance, vacation and sick pay in
accordance with applicable benefit plans and DoveBid's written policies.

Also, in addition to your base salary, DoveBid will provide you with a cellular
phone at its sole cost.  And, DoveBid will pay your reasonable relocation costs
from Los Angeles to Northern California, including two round trip airfares for
your spouse, and reasonable interim accommodations.

As a condition of your employment, you will be expected to comply with all
DoveBid's policies and procedures, as may be modified from time to time in
DoveBid's discretion (including our policies protecting other employees against
discrimination and sexual
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harassment). Please refer to DoveBid's Employee Handbook for details regarding
those policies and procedures. However, you should be aware that DoveBid
currently is revising its employee policies and procedures and you will be
expected to abide by the new policies, which will be issued shortly. Also, you
will execute DoveBid's Employee Confidentiality And Proprietary Information
Agreement.

Your employment with DoveBid will be "at will"; in other words, either you or
DoveBid will have the right to terminate your employment with DoveBid at any
time with or without cause.  Notwithstanding DoveBid's right of termination,
DoveBid agrees that if it terminates you for any reason other than for "cause"
at any time within the next year, DoveBid will pay you severance equal to six
months salary.  "Cause" means (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in the
performance of your duties to DoveBid (other than as a result of a disability)
that has resulted or is likely to result in substantial and material damage to
DoveBid, after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you
by the Board of Directors which specifically identifies the manner in which the
Board believes you have not substantially performed your duties and you have
been provided with a reasonable opportunity to cure any alleged gross negligence
or willful misconduct; (ii) repeated failure to perform your duties to DoveBid
as requested in writing by the Board of Directors (other than as a result of
disability); (iii) commission of any act of fraud with respect to DoveBid; or
(iv) conviction of a felony or a crime causing material harm to the business and
affairs of DoveBid.  No act or failure to act by you shall be considered
"willful" if done or omitted by you in good faith with a reasonable belief that
your action or omission was in the best interests of DoveBid.

We look forward to having you join our team!  If this letter meets with your
understanding and expectations, please sign below and return a copy of this
letter to my attention.  Thank you.

Sincerely,


Cory Ravid
Chief Financial Officer


I understand and agree to the above terms

/s/ Anthony Capobianco
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Anthony Capobianco