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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (70391)	11/11/1999 3:00:00 PM
From: BSGrinder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Michael, Have you noticed AMAT's moon shot recently? PE=164? What is your scenario for this particular roman candle? When is poot time? Thanks, /Kit

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (70391)	11/11/1999 3:09:00 PM
From: PaperChase	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

I'm sure the below quote is just a result of channel stuffing as well. <g> Given the inventory problems at Ingram, and CompUSA, just where is AMD stuffing the channel? Under the deranged nuclear winter theory this shouldn't be happening. "Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news) Chairman and Chief Executive W.J. Sanders said on Thursday that business ``looks terrific' and the integrated circuits maker should break even in the fourth quarter."

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (70391)	11/11/1999 5:22:00 PM
From: re3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

a certain bookstore (a real one) round here is down by half from its peak...silly me i didn't short it...you think they could at least clean up the graffiti in the washroom in the flagship shop and get some clerks who don't talk on the phone all day... i am surprised amzn hasn't bought out a retailer of the bricks and mortar variety...

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (70391)	11/12/1999 8:04:00 AM
From: re3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

rotflmao Message 11898083

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (70391)	11/12/1999 12:59:00 PM
From: Dave Feldman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Not too personal at all, Mike. In the toy business, merchandise is almost always bought on a nonreturnable basis, so virtually all vendors buy the games/toys at approximately the same wholesale cost (this is not true of the book business where most bookstores buy books with a 100% refund privilege -- accounts that buy on a nonreturnable basis pay slightly less for their merchandise, and authors receive correspondingly less). My game theoretically "lists" for $36.00. I've seen it sold from everything from 19.99 to full list price. What an amazing spread. I believe retail accounts pay approximately $18.00 for the game, so you can see how wafer-thin the profit margin is. No way Amazon is making money by selling my game for $20.