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To: 16yearcycle who wrote (59235)	5/30/1999 6:14:00 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

It's been my experience on other SI threads that the people who regularly discuss stocks on SI are quite knowledgable about companies, their products, and their problems - more knowledgable than typical analysts who look almost entirely at financial statistics. But you can't take those on SI as proxy for investor opinion in general. Seems to me there will be a fair number of individual investors, as well as institutional investors who will get cold feet and bail out, particularly if they fear that interest rates will be going up soon. Although I think the AMZN business plan is basically sound, I am a bit concerned that they are expanding into new online areas where margins could be even lower than in books, or in any case, where the profits are likely to be uncertain for several years.

To: 16yearcycle who wrote (59235)	5/31/1999 11:21:00 AM
From: H James Morris	Respond to of 164684

>>It's ok if I am wrong, amzn is 4.5% of what I have, and it is a speculation.<< Ek, that's what I admire about you, it's your honesty. Yes, your a bull but you tell like it is. Speculation?? You bet!! There's not a investor in world that hasn't heard of amzn.com. The speculative side of this stock has probably done more for Bezos's branding than his advertising. Anyone that is playing this stock @ these prices for retirement or tranquility is crazy.