yeah i remember that $50 an ounce before it blew up on them. --- On Sat, 9/27/08, Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: stock market explained > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 8:01 AM > On Saturday 27 September 2008 01:56:09 ken barber wrote: > > It's all clear to me now.... > > > > Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and > announced to the > > villagers that he would buy wild pigs for $10 each. > The villagers, seeing > > that there were many wild pigs around, went into the > forest and started > > catching them. The man bought thousands at $10, and as > supply started to > > diminish the villagers stopped their effort. He then > announced that he > > would now buy wild pigs at $20. > > This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they > started catching the > > pigs again. Soon the supply diminished even further, > and people started > > going back to their farms. The offer was increased to > $25 each and the > > supply of wild pigs became so scarce that it was an > effort to even see a > > pig, let alone catch it! The man now announced that he > would buy wild pigs > > at $50! > > However, since he had to go to the city on some > business, his assistant > > would buy on behalf of him. In the absence of the man, > the assistant told > > the villagers. > > "Look at all these wild pigs in the big cage that > the man has collected. > > I will sell them to you at $35 and when the man > returns from the city, you > > can sell them to him for $50 each." The villagers > rounded up all of their > > savings and bought all the wild pigs in the cage. Then > they never saw the > > man nor his assistant again, only wild pigs > everywhere! > > > > Now you have a > > better understanding of how the stock market works. > > > > Sounds more like the commodities market - remember the > Bunker Hunt brothers > trying to corner the silver market - didn't quite work > out for them!! > > <http://www.silvermonthly.com/182/bunker-hunts-attraction-silver-history-cornering-silver-market/> > > Cheers > > Deri > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go > here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy