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Non-Tech : E*Trade (NYSE:ET) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tae Spam Kim who wrote (13316)	4/26/2000 12:15:00 PM
From: BWAC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13953

"Just write a check with the E*Trade checks they give you." Great answer. But nooooooo, lets not think, lets just complain. Rule #1: NEVER, EVER let a broker handle your transfers. It doesn't matter whether it is Merrill, SCH, EGRP, or whoever. NEVER let these guys do a transfer. DO IT YOURSELF. That way you will not be disappointed.

To: Tae Spam Kim who wrote (13316)	4/26/2000 12:24:00 PM
From: speculatingvalue	Respond to of 13953

They didn't give me any cheques and it is stock I'm trying to withdraw. I'm in Canada so maybe the rules are different here. I think they may have sold my stock or something as they are using every excuse they can think of to not give it to me. Just as I'd be nervous about a bank that doesn't let customers withdraw money, I'd be nervous about a brokerage that doesn't let customers withdraw stock. I was going to keep some stock at E-trade, but given my experience, I'm pulling it all. If a brokerage goes under, your savings are not insured. You get some percentage back from their insurance, but that's it. I've filed a complaint with the dealer's association against E-trade.