From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Fri Jun 04 1999 - 18:51:46 EDT
Vince..
Vincent Poy wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Bill Morrow wrote:
>
> > i doubt a 50% profit..
> > markup maybe..
> > 50% gross margin.. ? possible..
> > but profit, i think not..
>
> Hehe, $375 over $250 cost is like $125 profit.
>
its canadian vs. USD, no..?
not $125 profit..and remember, i have never seen or heard of this cheap vendor..
> > i'm not sure what the economics are, but after tech support, plant, inventory,
> > sales, support, taxes and so forth, its hard to say what the exact profit is..
>
> That's true...
>
> > but as for me, give me profit, or give me.. uhh.. well, you get the idea..
> >
> > i'm not selling memory, hard drives, thinkpads or anything else just to keep
> > busy..
> >
> > when i was cruising on the boat, i could read, relax, enjoy my birds,
> > take time to cruise and explore the places we stayed at..
> >
> > now, i have little time for anything but business..
> > (i must admit, i'm investing in other areas, but no profit = no business)
> >
> > i thought communism was out.. ? :-)
>
> Hehe, or do what I do... run a ISP and keep yourself busy 24/7 and
> invest in the financial markets? =)
thats sorta what i'm trying to do too..but day trading requires 1000% of
concentration, and i don't have that much available..
also, day trading is WAY TOO intense... i have compared it to, well, riding a
really.. uhh.. well, its a WILD ride..
so i'm now just doing longer term trades.. and watching the market realtime...
>
>
> Cheers,
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