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To: lebo who wrote (1583)	2/5/1999 9:56:00 AM
From: Ricky Rydell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

Maybe, but I heard the same things back when I day traded in the internet stock boom of 1996. This all sounds so familiar, so now I tread with careful steps. The one thing that is certain, and I can say this from experience being in the business, and trading back in 1996, is that no matter what decision you as a little trader make, the insiders are going to get rich. I have always been a positive supporter of ebay, but the day I saw the float: 10 to 1 ,The first words I said was "Why you greedy bunch of %&%$!!!" So now we will have 120million shares and 14 million float? 45 Million private in one man's hands? Still bugs me, and I'm sure it bugs the institutions as well. This, along with the liability, in my opinion are the only two downsides of this stock.

To: lebo who wrote (1583)	2/5/1999 10:11:00 AM
From: Z Analyzer	Respond to of 7772

<<I am sure that every short on this thread knows, but they are trying to get in at a lower price.>> You must be delusional. People are short E-Bay because they believe it is rediculously overvalued and wouldn't buy it at a fraction of its price. <<EBAY is a pioneer in E-Commerce.>> Didn't you know pioneers get arrows in their backs.

To: lebo who wrote (1583)	2/5/1999 5:12:00 PM
From: paulmcg0	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

Here's a quiz for those who believe in eBay and other Internet stocks: 20 QUESTIONS 1.Did you ever lose time from work or school due to stock trading? 2.Has stock trading ever made your home life unhappy? 3.Did stock trading affect your reputation? 4.Have you ever felt remorse after stock trading? 5.Did you ever trade to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties? 6.Did stock trading cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? 7.After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses? 8.After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more? 9.Did you often trade until your last dollar was gone? 10.Did you ever borrow to finance your stock trading? 11.Have you ever sold anything to finance stock trading? 12.Were you reluctant to use "stock trading money" for normal expenditures? 13.Did stock trading make you careless of the welfare of your family? 14.Did you ever trade longer than you had planned? 15.Have you ever traded to escape worry or trouble? 16.Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance stock trading? 17.Did stock trading cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? 18.Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to trade? 19.Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of stock trading? 20.Have you ever considered self destruction as a result of your stock trading? Some of you may recognize what I've done above - I took the quiz from gamblersanonymous.org and substituted "stock trading" for gambling. Those of you who pushed the Internet stock prices to insane levels are really people with a gambling problem and need help!