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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (18523)	9/26/1998 12:29:00 PM
From: llamaphlegm	Respond to of 164684

THoughts on the impact of ebay, prodigy, BOOK's ipo, (as well as bertelesmann and bks' calling off a us internet partnership at the last minute, borders' apparently internet comatose state, bertelesmann's conf call re: internet strategy and 8 very senior M&D types who claimed they will kick ass, particularly in Asia and Europe where they have massive brand name recog and history)??? my own view -- the more internet ipos that kick in, the greater the dispersion of investor money -- i believe that it's a limited universe of investors who'll buy this stuff, momos, dreamers, internet "believers", folks who think a dcf is some birth control acronym (oh how i digress) -- so less volatility for the current players. the ipos may add more legitimacy to the endeavor or just create a few more inflated ballons bopping around inside one giant hot air balloon -- all ready to .... LP

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (18523)	9/26/1998 1:41:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

gdr, the key here is to get a good short at the right price. i'm waiting for an all time high - or weakness very close to an all time high. then, i'm jumping in the ring with this gorilla. Skeeter, How do you know what will be the all time high? I sure would like to know. That is my problem. I do not know. Glenn