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To: Land Shark who wrote (12267)	12/11/1999 10:57:00 PM
From: RockyBalboa	Respond to of 18998

redherring.com IPO INSANITY? In all, Wall Street raised $290.7 million last week and, for those investors getting in at the offering price, the average opening-day gain was 158.5 percent. By week's end, the graduating class edged slightly higher, closing on Friday with an average gain of 173.1 percent per offering. Nevertheless, the hefty aftermarket prices of the 1999 new-issue market continue to defy gravity and logic. As of Friday's close the average aftermarket performance per IPO, as measured from its opening price, shows a gain of almost 57 percent. The average gain over offering price was 160 percent. "I've never seen anything like this," said a San Francisco-based money manager who asked not to be identified. "And I went to work on Wall Street in July 1954." When asked if this had the earmarks of a "buying climax," he paused and said, "You know, I think you're right. But I'll keep playing the game. I don't own stocks, I rent them, and I always have a cash balance at the end of the day."

To: Land Shark who wrote (12267)	12/11/1999 11:02:00 PM
From: RockyBalboa	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18998

If you buy something over the 'net:.... washingtonpost.com Each week, More.com offers a $1 special--Gillette blades last week, Bayer aspirin the week before. Unfortunately, this week it is Robitussin, and there is no one on my holiday gift list I dislike that much. More.com Vice President Bruce Mowery refused to say how long this ploy will last but slyly urged me to "lock in" prices on my favorite products this year. All I could think was "Too bad More.com doesn't sell stock in e-tailers"--because then it might extend the offer forever and laugh as stock prices tumble, driven down by the profit squeeze from soaring marketing costs.