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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (118453)	2/24/2001 12:52:26 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

gdr, i don't understand much about retail. however, i do understand that if you can make money, a reasonable and rational person would make money. to say we could make money if we wanted to, with a 90% stock collapse as a background, is absurd. to let said company obscure their numbers in order to hide the truth (could there be any other reason???) is a joke. true believers have been around forever and i guess they are still here. i do know enough enough about human nature that as people get better and better knowledge, they will pay lower and lower prices. eg, i search for many products on the net. when i find the 2 or 3 lowest (a good 20-40% below what i would have paid otherwise!!!), i then go check out each company's rep on the newsgroups, cnet or on reseller review.com (been down lately). i go with the best price and satisfactory service. i am flabbergasted how folks can call amazon the "low cost producer" when they buy wholesale more than best buy sells retail. ignorance is bliss. however, it will eventually clear out the cobwebs in one's brokerage account - nothing will be left. sure, i sound like a broken record - i've been saying this stuff for 3 years. all the while, the gullibulls said i was wrong. you, too. bottom line is they are wrong and when they figure it out they do an exit stage left... and fast!!! i do appreciate your retailing expertise so i understand other errors amzn makes beside having a broke business plan as a foundation. sure, amzn loses money on every sale, but they will make it up on volume! yeah, right!?!?!?