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On Sun, Sep 15, 2019, 9:58 AM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> They had hoped to get enough users that they could become a major market
> influencer with promotions. I still think that model could work. That is
> why I invested big ($250) on them.
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> On Sep 15, 2019, at 8:40 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
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> Seems to be another case of sell below cost and make it up on volume.
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> Specifically, their strategy seems to have been to sell subscriptions for
> $10/mo allowing you to watch up to 30 movies per month, yet if you watched
> even 2, they lost money. They got investors to make up the difference
> between revenue and costs. Apparently they thought if they got enough
> subscribers, the theater chains would be forced to negotiate discounts with
> them.
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> What could go wrong?
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> 1) The money would run out.
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> 2) The theater chains would offer their own subscription services.
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> 3) All of the above.
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> A surprising number of big name companies lose tremendous amounts of money
> selling below cost, with investors making up the difference. Like Uber. I
> suspect all the new video streaming services are selling below cost to get
> market share. Eventually there is always a day of reckoning. Either the
> investors lose their money and the company fails, or the prices get jacked
> up. But investors keep throwing cash at these startups, hoping to get in
> on the next Amazon.
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> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 15, 2019 9:14 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT stock for sale
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> Get any Enron?
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> On 9/14/2019 7:46 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
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> Oh, I had some of that too!
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 14, 2019, at 6:50 PM, Rex-List Account <xorex63l...@gmail.com>
> <xorex63l...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Willing to trade for MCI stock?
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> From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com <af-boun...@af.afmug.com>] On
> Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com
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> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 4:20 PM
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> To: af@af.afmug.com
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> Subject: [AFMUG] OT stock for sale
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> Anyone want my moviepass stock. Make you a good deal.
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