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Strategies & Market Trends : Mr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven value investments -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mr. Pink who wrote (3011)	9/16/1998 10:46:00 PM
From: Marty Lee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18998

What does this mean? Who are pinky's minions? no one in particular, just a bunch of hedge funds and their minions using scare tactics to trash companies, They make the most negative press releases from biased reports, omits crucial details and makes it look like the companies are going out of business. we have seen very similar attack on CLST, DOSE, ACRT, FIBR, REXI, LBOR, LOCK, ITEX, VVUS, CLCX, CCSI, ABTE , and numerous others, there is clear and convincing proof that Pink/Loeb/Hoppe(?) was seduced into the fray by SI poster DavidS (thought to be convicted Federal wiretapper David Alan Schechter of Schechter Capital Management and Rattlesnake Holdings). Notorious shortists NY'S Fiero Bros., Manuel P. Asensio and certain "columnists" of THESTREET.COM also, IMO, involved. Just passing this info along in case any of these venal vermin turn up on your screen. Sebastian Hoppe and Dan Loeb are also in the gang. These guys also send their minions to push up the price first before the shorting begins with rumors of a bright future and dump the shares onto unspecting public. Later on when the stock has fallen from their dumping and shorting they turn the tables. ONCE WE GET THIS INFO ONTO THE HANDS OF AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE ON THE TACTICS USED BY THESE HEDGE FUNDS THEIR EFFECTIVENESS DIMINISHES. SO COPY THE MESSAGE AND LET EVERYONE KNOW. LET ALL THE NEWS SERVICES KNOW. AFTER ALL THEY USE THEM TO STEAL OUR MONEY. Sincerely, Marty

To: Mr. Pink who wrote (3011)	9/17/1998 12:35:00 PM
From: Spunky Beaver	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18998

Mr. Pink, I am just a humble minion of yours and I am fairly new to the short game. I have one question for you and it's based on a few facts; Amazon.com = -$1.03 EPS Books-A-Million = $0.88 EPS Amazon.com = $4.1B market share Books-A-Million = $1.75B market share AMZN shares short 7MM, Avg. shares traded 4MM, Ttl shares 49MM, Days to cover 1.75 Books A Million sells more books on the internet. My question is, isn't this a SCREAMING short? Shouldn't we all be in it? If not, why?