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To: Ilaine who wrote (55004)	1/6/2001 2:59:38 PM
From: Poet	Respond to of 436258

That is an amazing breadth of online activity, CB. Maybe you should change your screen name to "DotComGurl". <gg> Nice grub, BTW. Dammit.

To: Ilaine who wrote (55004)	1/7/2001 12:29:58 AM
From: chic_hearne	Respond to of 436258

The rather ironic thing is that most likely every single one of these transactions of yours was money LOSING for the other side. It will take time before reality sets in and these companies are forced to become profitable. IMHO, it won't happen until total utter destruction happens to eliminate the competition. Sure, buying a book online ain't going away, but it sure as hell won't work the way Amazon is doing it. After the shakeout, someone will make money selling books online, etc..... I found my house using realtor.com; I found my car using Yahoo (I was looking for a particular model which was hard to find, found it in Durham, N.C.); I buy airline tickets using travelocity.com or a similar service; I bought my computers online; I buy office supplies online; my husband and I buy books, music CDs and gifts online; I buy medicine and vitamins online; I buy clothes online; I bought new lighting fixtures for the house online; I buy landscaping materials online; I bank online; and of course I invest online.

To: Ilaine who wrote (55004)	1/7/2001 12:29:58 AM
From: chic_hearne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

The rather ironic thing is that most likely every single one of these transactions of yours was money LOSING for the other side. It will take time before reality sets in and these companies are forced to become profitable. IMHO, it won't happen until total utter destruction happens to eliminate the competition. Sure, buying a book online ain't going away, but it sure as hell won't work the way Amazon is doing it. After the shakeout, someone will make money selling books online, etc..... I found my house using realtor.com; I found my car using Yahoo (I was looking for a particular model which was hard to find, found it in Durham, N.C.); I buy airline tickets using travelocity.com or a similar service; I bought my computers online; I buy office supplies online; my husband and I buy books, music CDs and gifts online; I buy medicine and vitamins online; I buy clothes online; I bought new lighting fixtures for the house online; I buy landscaping materials online; I bank online; and of course I invest online.