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To: Gerald Walls who wrote (2275)	5/11/1999 1:13:00 PM
From: Danny	Respond to of 15145

Gerald, selling half seems like a good strategy as well. The only pitfall is you may be excluded from the future IPOs, for example, AltaVista late this year? :) Of course, so far, Etrade does not care if you are a flipper or not. But in general, selling half after some big gains is a sound logic.

To: Gerald Walls who wrote (2275)	5/11/1999 1:15:00 PM
From: Marshall001	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15145

I flipped it at 65 1/8. I should have done it sooner. Its not running like I thought it would but who cares. As far as flipping vs non flipping, I say if you must own the stock, take your 200+ % today and buy it back in a week or two after volume dries up. There are very few IPO's that hold price from opening day through the entire quiet period. And don't cry to me about capital gains tax.. Sell at 65 buy back at 45 and you have made up the difference and locked in your profits. M