At 8:31 PM +0300 7/10/03, Danny Van den Berghe wrote: ... >> If the only revenue of holding TGC shares would be the 7.2% dividend and >> possible but not necessarily probable increase in share price, then I >> would consider a bad investment simply because the returns are too low. >> Even if full disclosure was given, 7.2% per annum is not exactly breath >> taking.
Well, these days, looking at things like US banks, it's not all that bad... ... >And if no solution is found for the problem you have posed, it is going to >be fun if other 'websites' also issue shares according to the example TGC is >setting. ... Well, let's take a look at TGC's example...They've been around since Feb. 2000 (I'll admit, I knew in late 1999 they were coming!). They've given away ten+ thousand dollars worth of fun stuff (see their news- room page, and then hit "more stories" at the bottom). They have a large player base (most of their players are NOT getting this list!) and they have a reputation because it's July 2003. Could they be like the eBay crook who had a good reputation but then took off? Sure! But as I've said before, I think DBourse is about making a point, and not just about making a profit, so I'd be surprised if they ran off... If they ARE crooks, they're very good, very-subtle crooks. Most of the crooks 'round these parts, for example, don't give away tens of thousands of bucks worth of stuff/gold-comps and spend years to make a scam that seems believable to people like JP May -- crooks are not that patient! JMR --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
