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Old 11-05-2007, 11:32 AM
garcia1000 garcia1000 is offline
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Default Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

Here's the question. I'll say which side I am on later!

>inventory
You have:
100 shares of ABC stock

>look
A stock exchange
You are inside a stock exchange. People flitter here and there, doing this and that. On a giant screen, you see a display of recently traded market prices for various securities.

In front of you stands a middle-aged man in an evening suit, top hat, tails, and monocle.

>look at screen
(the giant screen)
The screen blinks as the prices are updated in real time. You see ABC stock trading at $20.00/$20.01.

>think
You remember purchasing ABC stock at $100. Those were the heady days of the internet/covenant-lite loan/Y2K/BRIC bubble. A pang of regret gnaws at you.

>ask man about ABC
(the besuited gentleman)

"Sir! As a special offer, I am willing to buy your hundred shares of ABC stock at $40.00 per share, for a total of $4,000! If you wish to take advantage of this offer, please tell me! Thank you good sir!"

>_
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Old 11-05-2007, 11:35 AM
scott1 scott1 is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

Given the information provided, of course you sell. Why couldn't buy back your 100 shares for $20 from someone else at the exchange after selling to Mr. Monocle?
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Old 11-05-2007, 11:37 AM
CalledDownLight CalledDownLight is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

OMG, I hope its your gf thats the retarded one.
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Old 11-05-2007, 11:37 AM
2/325Falcon 2/325Falcon is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

Buy more shares at $20. Either it goes up or you eventually wind up owning ABC. Win/win.

Edit: Couldn't find a picture of Homer in tophat and tails. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Old 11-05-2007, 11:37 AM
Klompy Klompy is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

[ QUOTE ]
Given the information provided, of course you sell. Why couldn't buy back your 100 shares for $20 from someone else at the exchange after selling to Mr. Monocle?

[/ QUOTE ]

exactly what was going through my mind
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Old 11-05-2007, 11:38 AM
TomCollins TomCollins is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

Stop picking up girls from special ed.
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Old 11-05-2007, 11:41 AM
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

I must say this op is quite the paragon of good humor good sir!
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Old 11-05-2007, 11:42 AM
4_2_it 4_2_it is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

Is the guy Mortimer Duke? Has the stock split 6 times since you bought it?
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Old 11-05-2007, 11:43 AM
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

It's remarkable that a post with such stupid content could be so amazing.
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Old 11-05-2007, 12:00 PM
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Default Re: Who\'s right - help me settle a bet with gf, w/ poll w/o mspaint

my Q is how did you lose 80% to start off with and not cover n00b

you should have cut your losses long ago.

I say sell but you rode it out this long , it doesn't matter what you do rly
you might as well keep beating that dead horse
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