To: MarieS who wrote (258 ) 2/22/1999 6:16:00 PM From: Midas Respond to
Just a point of info before you get ranting again: I put in a bid on a particular item at a max. tolerance of around double the current bid at the time (I think it was bid around $17 and I said max $35/40 or so). 45 mins later I have already been out-bid. Very short-sighted of you if you don't honestly think we are smart enough to figure out that this thing won't do 100,000 hits a day starting the second it opens up. People that can afford this stuff typically have jobs, many of which preclude them from shopping all day.... and they really, truly do have better things to do than flock instantly to the website. This thing is going to always peak during the evening, and even that needs a little time to grow. I was perfectly happy just lurking here, but your condescending attitude re: the level of sophistication of investors in this stock annoyed me out of hibernation. I will repeat again: you hate it, then sell it. It is reasonably clear this stock isn't going to do a 500% climb in a day at any point soon. Nor is it likely to tank (save for a giant correction of all internet stocks) any time soon. If your patience is wearing thin, I'm sorry. But I/we are not children... and we like our toys. Shit, I made money on BIGE and that crap they sell is focussed on people that can't even afford computers, I haven't looked in months but I believe it is still in-the-money relative to what I paid. Maybe you would find something you like on their site.
