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Ruby the Liberal

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15. I didn't expect that big of a drop, but a drop after an IPO isn't uncommon.
Mon May 21, 2012, 07:48 PM
May 2012

Especially one as overhyped as FB.

Shocking. bayareamike May 2012 #1
I would expect it to settle out at about $12. $20 at best. bluerum May 2012 #2
"I'd rather have two shares at $19 than one at $38"?? sofa king May 2012 #6
Well ]'ll be a .... bluerum May 2012 #14
Perhaps he meant ozone_man May 2012 #20
I wish I'd known that one all these years. sofa king May 2012 #21
Happy Greater Fools Day!! TahitiNut May 2012 #3
21st century vapor fad stock. n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #4
+1 I called what facebook does, "vaporservice". LOL nt Javaman May 2012 #30
I said that facebook was a big nothing wilt the stilt May 2012 #5
next time make a bet with them KurtNYC May 2012 #38
Wow. I avoided it completely thinking it would probably go nowhere, but dropping this much on the truthisfreedom May 2012 #7
ROFL! NRaleighLiberal May 2012 #8
Boo-hoo, no one "Liked" Facebook. beac May 2012 #9
Lol ! I haven't seen a Wambulance since the thick of the 2008 Democratic primaries....... TheDebbieDee May 2012 #18
Nice that this year it will only be making runs to the GOP convention and other beac May 2012 #22
What does Facebook make? RockyMtnGuy May 2012 #10
Penis enlargement ads. And other Internet search engines are catching up with Google. onehandle May 2012 #11
GM already concluded Facebook ads were worthless. provis99 May 2012 #12
they are data miners may3rd May 2012 #24
How many images of what someone had for lunch can you view? spiderpig May 2012 #35
A Rolodex and its a good one at that IMHO harun May 2012 #31
Same thing with television and radio joeglow3 May 2012 #32
only 11%? Skittles May 2012 #13
I didn't expect that big of a drop, but a drop after an IPO isn't uncommon. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #15
Faceplant's stock price is down!?!?! Wha???? DeSwiss May 2012 #16
Hey it's cheap now. The PE is around 100!!! pa28 May 2012 #17
Down almost 25% for people who bought at the top. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #19
doubt the "LIKE" it now may3rd May 2012 #23
I shorted it at $28.50 on opening day cosmicone May 2012 #25
I thought it couldn't be shorted for 30 days? Hassin Bin Sober May 2012 #26
It can be done abroad cosmicone May 2012 #28
LMFAO!!!! Odin2005 May 2012 #27
It was priced way off fujiyama May 2012 #29
the bottom is zero magical thyme May 2012 #33
Those three underwriters are pretty creative. They may be able to work something out. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #34
Typical of Wall Street...and I'm not exactly feeling sorry for Facebook's instant milionaires either Brooklyn Dame May 2012 #36
You mean Billionaires (who fleeced those who believed the hype) KurtNYC May 2012 #37
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