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To: Lane Hall-Witt who wrote (1589)	4/30/1998 9:22:00 PM
From: Dixie7777	Respond to of 8242

That's a great idea. However, it appears that they do NOT have a plan to deal with a customer base on a "wholesale" level. Probably because they will inherit/pirate away much of the traditional brokers business. Due to this they will be able to pick up talented people very quickly. No need to share the relatively thin margins with those that get caught doing business the old fashioned way. This idea of yours has answered one of my questions. In their collateral material they indicate they will have the ability to "talk" to their customers in person when required. In being able to pick up competitors employee's quickly, there will be little training required. Rich

To: Lane Hall-Witt who wrote (1589)	4/30/1998 10:21:00 PM
From: Peter Mui	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8242

> Does anyone know if PNLK has a specific > strategy for dealing with the traditional > contract brokers? I'd imagine they will > try to establish partnerships with many of > these firms, perhaps even "re-selling" > information and business logic from the PNLK > own site for delivery through the brokers' > own sites It is entirely likely that traditional contract brokers will utilize PNLK's service for their own benefit. Not every business in the world is "wired" and savvy brokers will be able to use PLNK to match buyers and sellers that are listed on the site and thus contact them by traditional methods such as faxing them or calling them. I.e, use the "web way" to facilitate the "old way" of doing business. The web site may help traditional brokers advance their own businesses by allowing them to search for potential clients. Once found, it'll just be a matter of making contact with the client. A follow-up on the broker's part would be to provide a suitable trading partner or sales lead. Many contract brokers are paid handsome finder's fees for matching up suitable trading partners. I would imagine that PLNK would lower their cost of finding buyers and sellers and might even vastly improve the fortunes of those contract brokers. In a way, PLNK will probably help their own competition (the contract brokers), but also be a supplier of information to them. An enviable position if everything is brought to fruition. Regards, Peter