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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Bid.com International (BIDS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Curious Gamble who wrote (24187)	4/22/1999 11:20:00 AM
From: Lola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37507

Cool an Internet stock you can put in your RRSP!!! Just waiting for that bottom to go long. Watch those same stupid fund managers will show up on TV and tell us what a great value play BIDS is soon. The key to making money is to know what's going to happen before those morons show up in your living room. Go BIDS! Lola:))

To: Curious Gamble who wrote (24187)	4/22/1999 11:34:00 AM
From: Gordon Gekko	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 37507

BIDS's PR firm should be shot for the way they handled the transition to Nasdaq. Absolutely unacceptable. They should of tried to build U.S. brand awareness well before the stock ever started trading. The executives should of been making the rounds to brokers and investment bankers at least a month before the listing and not after it. Anyone could of realized that many Canadians were itching to sell after the listing therefore they should of created a plan to soften that blow. In addition, press releases describing the company should of been distributed immediately after the listing. They would of highlighted the Dutch auction concept, business strategies, the alliances with AOL, 24/7 and Rogers Media, international exposure, etc. Lastly, why were they so tight lipped during the initial freefall? Say something about the drop not being warranted and we have no explanation for it. When your stock drops more than 66% in 3 days you don't sit on your hands and do nothing. What U.S. investors are going to buy BIDS now after this poor performance? The company better get their act together and fast. GG

To: Curious Gamble who wrote (24187)	4/22/1999 12:25:00 PM
From: David in Ontario	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37507

GJP - you are wrong here. If you read many of the responses to Stromberg's posts on the threads you will find that many regard him as a jerk and know-it-all. My posts to him are in keeping with many others who share the same view. Even the VNE president has signed up for SI and is now responding to Stromberg's false accusations and mischief related to VNE - not that I would want him to be here. Stromberg is malicious and a moron. If you watch Pat's show on Saturday afternoon's (1 PM, Investors Online) you will have seen him interview the Canadian fund manager a couple of weeks back (3 weeks ago I think). I wrote his name down somewhere. Pat archives his shows on their web site and it takes 2-3 weeks for the video file to appear. Once up - go there and listen and watch for yourself. What I am doing is bringing this information to your attention - as a courtesy to you and others who may not be aware of it. If your only source of information in your decision making are the Internet investment threads then you will end up the poorer for it. Try to remove emotion out of your investment decisions and be better informed about what others - outside of the Internet threads - are saying about stocks you hold. In the case of BIDS - when it's way up there in the clouds and a well regarded and respected Bay Street fund manager says three weeks ago that it's really worth $CAN5-6 - I would sit up and take notice. Good luck to you. David :)