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To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	5/27/2000 10:41:00 AM
From: Robert Rose	Respond to of 164684

<Of course, all this knowledge managed to lose me a ton of money shorting too early> The truth comes out. Finally. <People have been living beyond their means and are stuck with house payments on property that has been chopped in HALF because of the collapse in real estate.> You've taken your hyperbole too far. Please provide one single example of this in the Valley.

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	5/27/2000 11:16:00 AM
From: H James Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

>But now, I've taken up short positions in 5 or 6 core favorites and I sleep at night knowing these scams are eventually going to zero. Kis, would you be kind enough to share with us what those 5 or 6 favorites are? Btw Why didn't you start a .com 3 or 4 years ago? There is no question in why mind that history will record some 15% of the current lot will be extremely successful (profitable).

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	5/27/2000 12:41:00 PM
From: re3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

kis, i gotta admit, that was one FINE post... denial is rampant around here.

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	5/27/2000 1:36:00 PM
From: fedhead	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

You can short REITs which have exposure to properties in the Bay Area. I think SPK , BRE etc are some of them. Sure the real estate here is slowing down but I would hardly expect a 70 % decline in 12 months. Anindo

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	5/27/2000 2:51:00 PM
From: Alomex	Respond to of 164684

if I hadn't jumped on the mania bandwagon a few times i would have lost my shirt. But now, I've taken up short positions in 5 or 6 core favorites and I sleep at night knowing these scams are eventually going to zero. When this stock was at $55 I wrote that still was a good short. At yesterday's price, I would cover 20% of the short and hang on to the other 80%. I don't know about going to zero, but I expect to see AMZN @ $20 before year's end. YMMV.

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	5/28/2000 1:05:00 AM
From: GST	Respond to of 164684

Amen to you brother KIS.

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	5/30/2000 2:27:00 PM
From: SpongeBrain	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Did your 10 IPO insider friends sell most of their stake , or are they stilll holding...? I am very interested in hearing the various approaches they took in selling... Sellling a one day one of lockup? ("im out!!!! wooohoo!! too good to be true!) Selling at the bottom of the NAZ crash ? ("Shit im gonna lose it ALL,,,,aaaaaaagh") not having sold a single share yet? ("i'm waiting for $400 a share, we have a good company" Feel free to elaborate. Very interesting

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	5/31/2000 11:08:00 AM
From: SpongeBrain	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

What are your 7 "to zero" shorts? I like the content providers, like TGLO. They are hobbies, not companies. >>But now, I've taken up short positions in 5 or 6 core favorites and I sleep at night knowing these scams are eventually going to zero

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	7/10/2000 9:53:55 AM
From: SpongeBrain	Respond to of 164684

KeepItSimple gets a Marketwatch.com mention!! NICE !! marketwatch.com

To: KeepItSimple who wrote (104219)	3/4/2001 5:32:04 PM
From: SpongeBrain	Respond to of 164684

HA! Here come the lawsuits!..... Tis gonna be a freaking tidal wave of 'em.. news.cnet.com ================================= Message #104219 from KeepItSimple at May 27, 2000 7:26 AM The sad part is, when the congressional hearings begin, and TRUST ME THEY WILL BEGIN, people are going to be forced to finally accept that they were greedy fools. When a government official finally says "Yes, this was a giant scam" then people will no longer be able to rationalize away their own folly. They'll no longer have the comfort of denial. And once denial is gone, there's not much left. In the end, denial is all there ever really was. cheers