To: Noneyet who wrote (26602 ) 2/1/1998 1:50:00 PM From: Jack Sman Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 41046
Tommy, Tommy, Tommy ~ Why do you insist on trying to dis-credit a company that you aren't invested in? Has Franklin Telecomm done you any wrong? I honestly do not understand. What if I were to take a company at ramdom (let's say kegaque.com ) and start trashing their product over the internet without ever having tried it. The internet is a very powerful tool that can be used to build or destroy. It is up to the person using the tool. Imagine someone, never having used a Keg-a-que, going into every chat room and tearing down the product, making calls to the Better Business Bureau and complaining how the product was inferior, placing negative ads in the local papers, calling the vendors and harrassing them for buying Keg-a-ques, on and on and on....... I feel that this is exactly what you are doing. If you were short the stock I could understand why you could choose to destroy (not that it would be ethical). But not having an interest either way.......???.......I just don't get it. Don't you realize that many people including myself have done an ENORMOUS amount of research into the chances of this little company making them a lot of money? I take it very personal that you want to screw around with my investment because your ego can't take an offhanded barb. You should handle that with the person that hurt your feelings without making it a vendetta for the company they are invested in. You are being very immature and irresponsible. But people are that way.....They can hide behind their keyboards and not expect to suffer the consequences of their actions. You keep harping over and over about future earnings and how this company has no past record of meeting or beating expectations. You obviously are not out for answers or else you would have called the company. A few years ago, I was approached by a businessman that was starting his own credit card processing business and needed some startup capital. I had confidence in him even though he had never been in business for himself. Three years ago he sold the company to Deluxe for around 40 million. When I invested my money I knew it was high risk and the years that they were losing money had me second guessing my decision. Needless to say, my patience paid off. A few months ago he started a new company that electronically processes insurance claims for doctors so that they get their money from the insurance companies much, much faster. This industry is loaded with competition and most of them have a headstart. Yes, I gave him more money even though I know for the first couple of years he will be losing money hand over fist. It is because of my previous investment in him that I can afford to sit here all day and listen to your's and Mike's irresponsible blather instead of getting a real job. Please consider the effect that your 'beef' with someone else is having on those that didn't hurt your feelings. Of course Franklin doesn't have the track record of a Fortune 500 company. That's why it is speculative! And the other side of that is that having done my homework, I think they have an ENORMOUS opportunity to succeed. Consider how you would react if someone 'attacked' your investment without having an interest. Although you may believe that you are protected by your keyboard, I firmly believe that life has a way of balancing the scales in the universe. Read the book 'As A Man Thinketh' by James Allen and then you might understand where I am coming from. ~ Jack