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To: Money Maker (MM) who wrote (5494)	9/20/1999 10:39:00 AM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7772

And why might that be? I suspect that there are a ton of shorts that will cover and support it.

To: Money Maker (MM) who wrote (5494)	9/20/1999 5:08:00 PM
From: Hubert Few	Respond to of 7772

One reason why I should never invest in an internut stock, you said: "IMO, we are going to see $110s this week and below $100 next week." See, I just don't get the current line of reasoning here, about the auction declines, etc. Man, they were GIVING THE SHIT AWAY!!! It is only natural for there to be a temporary decline in count after the auctions ended. I can tell you, from a seller's standpoint, I didn't like the giveaway....there was much more competition, or at least there was much more stuff IN THE WAY of anyone trying to find my stuff! What did I do? I started adding gallery pictures, paying the $2 to have some of my items listed in bold, additional incentives (that I use anyway)anything I could think of to entice buyers. I did Ok during the week, and I always do...some sellers are just stupid and/or greedy. I price my stuff to sell, but it was not a GREAT week by any stretch of the imagination. What ticked me off is they gave no advance notice of the "free day". I had listed a ton of stuff two days before....contrary to what some may think, I would have WAITED for at least a week before posting. The thought of a free listing is not that big of a deal to me, and I hope they don't do it again any time soon!