[hinckley buzzard]

it’s already well under way. the only question is when the selling begins and the bubble bursts. The stock will collapse soon and many novices will lose a lot.

[Alpacalady]

True, but each person (that’s the difference) will lose a couple hundred bucks. Theses are very small positions per person

[P-Marlowe]

The geeks aren’t selling. They’re holding. In the meantime the company has a huge inflow of capital to stay afloat. It’s win win for the gamers and the game store. It’s lose lose for the vulture capitalists.

[Alpacalady]

True, but each person (that’s the difference) will lose a couple hundred bucks. Theses are very small positions per person

[Alpacalady]

True, but each person (that’s the difference) will lose a couple hundred bucks. Theses are very small positions per person

[Alpacalady]

True, but each person (that’s the difference) will lose a couple hundred bucks. These are very small positions per person

[4Liberty]

"To “short” a company is to bet on the price of the stock falling, in simple terms. The hedgefunds would borrow shares of the company from other investors, sell the shares on the markets at the current high price, then buy them back at the expected future low price, and return them to the investors, pocketing a profit.

2 questions:

1. Why would "other investors" in the description above, let the HF "borrow" the shares - why wouldn't they just sell at the initial high price and pocket the money? Guess I'm not understanding the short-sell process...

2. Why is this such a big story? Isn't GAMESTOP a shrinking, tiny outfit? Like Blockbuster videos was? This isn't a company like Toyota or Microsoft, we're talking about. I don't get it....