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techbull |
posted 04-28-1999 05:42 PM
 
New competitor: http://www.netoy.com Anything to be worried about? |
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mrcool |
posted 04-27-1999 02:26 PM
I just visited their site to get the details on the BabyCenter acquisition. Not only is there nothing there, but their Press Releases page http://www.etoys.com/html/about_press.shtml hasn't been updated since December. Pretty lame. |
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dude |
posted 04-26-1999 08:33 AM
I think they did it to eliminate a future competitor. BabyCenter started out focusing on content and discussion, but they were planning to move into ecommerce, and there probably would've been a lot of product overlap with eToys. In the long run, this may prove to be a smart move. |
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newguy |
posted 04-25-1999 11:58 PM
I think it was stupid for them to give up pre-IPO stock. They should've waited until after their IPO, when their market cap was much higher (given current conditions) and they could've bought it more cheaply. Also, they paid way too much for it (BabyCenter only gets 12 million impressions a month). |
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mr big |
posted 04-25-1999 08:16 PM
They paid with stock rather than cash. The amount was 15% of their company. At the offering price that would be about $150 million. |
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trendy |
posted 04-24-1999 03:38 PM
Does anyone know how much eToys paid for BabyCenter? |
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Bill Tarr |
posted 04-23-1999 11:44 PM
They were going to delay it due to the recent acquisition of BabyCenter, but they just announced that they've re-filed so it should be fairly soon. Check back here in a few weeks, I'll post again when I know more. |
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trendy |
posted 04-23-1999 09:03 AM
Does anyone know when the IPO is scheduled for? |
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diligence |
posted 04-23-1999 12:07 AM
Mattel:eToys::Barnes&Noble:Amazon. In other words, don't worry. |
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Trader Joe |
posted 04-18-1999 04:08 PM
Mattel, the world's biggest toymaker, announced plans last week to invest $50 million to launch an e-commerce venture focused on kids and their parents. Mattel CEO Jill Barad says the venture could be spun off as a separate publicly traded firm. eToys better move fast... |
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thepilot |
posted 03-27-1999 11:16 AM
Well, even if ETOYS does base the bulk of it's business in one season, I'm not sure that is reason enough not to buy into it. Other businesses have seasonal 'surges' in sales/activity and are very successful. ETOYS still may be a good buy, based on what I would call 'substantial' seasonal/Christmas sales alone! |
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Jerry Mander |
posted 02-22-1999 03:59 PM
Their revenues for all of 1998 were $24 million. $23 million of this total happened during the Christmas season. I don't know whether this means they're growing very fast, or their business is extremely seasonal. Probably both. It will be interesting to see how their revenues are in the first quarter of 1999... I'd be reluctant to invest in a company which books most of its revenues in one quarter each year. |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 02-21-1999 08:46 PM
Online toy retailer eToys filed for an IPO. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/990218-2.shtml |
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Mayor of Investorville Administrator |
posted 02-21-1999 07:19 PM
eToys is a e-commerce company which sells toys and other children's products online. eToys was incubated by idealab, which still owns about 29% of the company. (source: SEC filing) |
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