[e-gold-list] Re: Maybe they're winning

2002-09-18 Thread David Hillary
very well said Patrick. Remember, however that strong stuff can and does become conventional white bread stuff. David From: Patrick Chkoreff [EMAIL PROTECTED] The first time I saw Paypal I figured it would be pretty successful because it had that nice happy conventional white-bread look and

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2002-09-18 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Patrick wrote: The first time I saw Paypal I figured it would be pretty successful because it had that nice happy conventional white-bread look and attitude, kind of like an AOL, Microsoft, or Disney. That stuff really sells, though personally I don't find it attractive. I like the

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2002-09-18 Thread jpm
I think JP's May Scale of Monetary Hardness works against the widespread use of internet gold. http://interestingsoftware.com/mayscale.html I'm not saying it's a death sentence for gold, but it's a simple fact of nature that it's difficult to go uphill on the monetary hardness scale. People

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2002-09-18 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Patrick wrote: A friend of mine read an excellent book that talked about this strategy of growing a web business up on its own merits, with steady increases in profitability and market share, instead of through massive force-feeding of venture capital. I forgot the title, but when I get it

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2002-09-18 Thread uberhacker
e-gold is not in the same business as PrayPal. (indeed - they are OPPOSITE businesses.) PrayPal is part of the banking system of USDollars. e-gold relates to money itself. This fundamental difference is lost on the vast majority of people. To most, PayPal is a digital currency, or at

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2002-09-18 Thread jpm
paypal reminds me of standard reserve (what's the latest on the SR affair by the way? anyone know?!) -- --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing

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2002-09-18 Thread uberhacker
(what's the latest on the SR affair by the way? anyone know?!) I have no inside info. Some time back I sent the woman listed on the standardreserve.com site as the liquidator an email telling her that she better not sell my personal possessions in the office there, which I wasn't in a position

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2002-09-18 Thread The Gaithman
the outcome of his Life Coach scam he was pulling off in Australia earlier this month?? G-man? Anyone? Eric - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: e-gold Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:58 AM Subject: [e-gold-list] Re: Maybe they're winning

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2002-09-17 Thread Bob
George Matyjewicz wrote: Hi: Damn, a client just sent me a note about PayPal. Say what you want about them, they may be winning the digital currency battle. From their site... We seek to become the global standard for online payments, offering our list buster service to

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2002-09-17 Thread Jonathan Regan
Yes, but how many of those 17 million accounts have been suspended due to chargebacks (buyer or seller) or are now dormant due to being sick of getting ripped off? E-Gold has THOUSANDS of dormant accounts. In fact - I'd like to know exactly how many E-Gold accounts have been untouched

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2002-09-17 Thread jpm
P.S. - PayPal is not winning the race. They won the race! Why do you think Ebay bought them, and not E-Gold? there's no race ... paypal is part of the conventional banking system. egold is an overthrow of the banking system by sidestepping US dollars for actual gold ... JP! -- --- You

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2002-09-17 Thread Patrick Chkoreff
Jonathan P.S. - PayPal is not winning the race. They won the race! Why do you think Ebay bought them, and not E-Gold? The first time I saw Paypal I figured it would be pretty successful because it had that nice happy conventional white-bread look and attitude, kind of like an AOL, Microsoft,

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2002-09-17 Thread jpm
Jonathan P.S. - PayPal is not winning the race. They won the race! Why do you think Ebay bought them, and not E-Gold? The first time I saw Paypal I figured it would be pretty successful because it had that nice happy conventional white-bread look and attitude, kind of like an AOL, Microsoft,

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2002-09-17 Thread Lourens Human
Hi, It's your choice to ignore http://www.paypalwarning.com Lourens == Find businesses and have your business found: http://www.brabys.com --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure

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2002-09-17 Thread uberhacker
Millions of dollars will buy you any image you want. It will also result in a company that takes plenty more years, of ever, to actually make money. The big difference between us and them is (in my opinion) is that none of us spend much, of any, money on advertising our existence and why people

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2002-09-16 Thread Ben Legume
Yes, but how many of those 17 million accounts have been suspended due to chargebacks (buyer or seller) or are now dormant due to being sick of getting ripped off? --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at