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To: Tom Hua who wrote (1138)	12/19/1998 1:51:00 AM
From: Steve Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

Tom, This type of bad news usually brings in more shorts, because the shorts think they have a slight advantage on EBAY. However...... steve

To: Tom Hua who wrote (1138)	12/19/1998 5:18:00 PM
From: Gary Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

>>Have you read this.... "The danger to buyers in companies with thin floats is that the high prices may prompt selling by insiders. For eBay, restrictions on insider sales end in March. For the time being, however, the combination of thin float and heavy involvement by short-sellers in the Internet stocks could prove a big boost because the continued rally in the stocks is likely forcing the short-sellers to buy back their shares and get out. Their buying just sends the share prices higher." interactive.wsj.com