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I remember reading that roughly 80% of IPOs drop to less than half their IPO price within a year. Generally, not a great investment, unless it was Microsoft. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Mega Bloks IPO
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(...) You mean they borrow vast sums of other people's money to buy pink bricks, then sweet-talk their way out of bankruptcy? (: It's a poetic idea, that taking care of our beloved bricks endow certain rights upon us... but alas, we shall be called (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Free (blank items)
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<snip> I've been very out of pocket and I missed the very fact that this thread is going on. I'd like to sincerely ask that any further discussion on this topic, if it relates to the question of items being free or not, or being under limited (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: My closing thoughts on the Free Super Chiefs
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(...) Maybe you should take your own advice. jt (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: My closing thoughts on the Free Super Chiefs
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(...) Jeremy, You and your father are not thieves nor have you done anything immoral. Bottom line is S@H screwed up, you offered to return the items at their expense (more than many people woule have done), and they rejected your offer. Are we (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: My closing thoughts on the Free Super Chiefs
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(...) You say you want it to die but you have to try to get in the last word? Jude (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | My closing thoughts on the Free Super Chiefs
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Thank you all for your thoughts. When originally posting, I thought that all replies would be positive. A few people would say "fun story", another few tell of a similar incident, etc. However, I didn't assume that we would go into the ethical and (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Free Super Chiefs
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(...) The last two people I knew who had lost their wallets had them returned by complete strangers with nothing missing. It's not that uncommon! Anyway, on this whole ownership/possession of goods issue please remember that WE don't possess Lego (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Mega Bloks IPO
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It's a shame that owning bricks cannot be considered owning stock in the company. My shares would be small, but there are those in the LUGNET community that would be the equivalent of Donald Trumps in the brick business. Todd (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Free Super Chiefs (I Called LSAH)
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(...) GET IT IN WRITING!!!!!!! Todd (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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