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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (2005)3/6/1999 7:18:00 PM
From: M31  Respond to of 7772
 
J.C. Dithers Re:ABC charged advertisers $900,000 for 30 seconds of air time on the Monica interview

How long does it take Ebay to earn that quarter ($.25) by quarter? Speaking of earnings, what were Ebay's again? Oh, that's right, it doesn't matter. How silly of me. I temporarily forgot that:

Ebay is the future. Ebay is the way.

Today, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said: ''With growth in on-line investing, more and more people, I fear, are entering the market with unrealistic expectations,'' he said. ''That is absolutely a prescription for disaster.''

You would do well to heed those words.



To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (2005)3/6/1999 7:31:00 PM
From: John P. Henrie  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7772
 
RE: "growth" vs. "earnings"

When will the growth translate into bottom line earnings? Remember this company is trading at 500 times revenue (not earnings)?

JPHenrie