Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: gizelle otero who wrote (42276)	2/24/1999 4:05:00 PM
From: Impristine	Respond to of 164684

Yeah, bud, i got real bullish on margin about 3:00pm, got my head handed to me, so what....LOL.

To: gizelle otero who wrote (42276)	2/24/1999 4:11:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Seriously, I think the people short Amazon are the same ones who were short Wal-Mart about 10,000% ago. Let me make this real simple for you - Amazon is INVESTING money to build market share, that's why they show a loss every quarter. There is a difference between INVESTING your profits and LOSING MONEY. I have no short position but AMZN has no profits to invest. They are "investing" junk bond money. I suppose I am losing patience with the fundamental analysis being done by some people on this thread. Glenn

To: gizelle otero who wrote (42276)	2/24/1999 6:06:00 PM
From: stsimon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

If memory serves me, WalMart always made money. It is unlikely that Amazon will ever make a quarterly profit. I will continue to add to my short position on any rallies.

To: gizelle otero who wrote (42276)	2/24/1999 8:20:00 PM
From: The Freshmaker	Respond to of 164684

INVESTING YOUR PROFITS??????????? AMZN HAS NO PROFITS....THEY LOSE over .20 on every $1 they sell. If it were a 1 to 1 ratio fine...I'll take your case but their margins are so bad right now I dont see that happening anytime soon. The same people who short AMZN are not the same people who shorted WMT 10,000% ago. Not even a close comparison. WMT has always made money...grew at a steady rate...AND NEVER ONCE REPORTED MARGINS ANYWHERE NEAR AS BAD AS AMZN HAS. Stop comparing WMT and AMZN...go into a WMT store in your town. They sell books, Videos, CD's, Gifts...is that it? NO NO NO. Go to the WMT web site...do they sell more than AMZN there. YES YES YES. AMZN, at its current rate, will have to stop expansion at some point to attempt to turn a profit (they need to repay bond holders) and that will be a sad day. On that day you will see that AMZN will never be as big as WMT, will never have margins over 1%---if that, and will never again see a 28 billion dollar market cap. Stop the hype and welcome to reality.