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actually not everyone notices this. and the ones that do always explained it to me as corrections or MMs exchanging shares. I used to buy that as a normal practice untill i read the rules of a buyback.
you got to realise that most investors in the pinks are usually just starting into investing and have no idea how to find out this info. I myself just found this out 2 days ago.
that is why there is not a large increase in the price nor do we want one till the buyback is over. the lower the price stays the more the 3 million dollars they have to play with will buy.
The reason they announce the buyback is they have to announce it in order to stick to the rules of a buyback.
Rod
quote:Originally posted by MillerTIME: that is a great post- but i dont understand why nobody else is seeing the 50-60M shares bought after hours!!! this should get the stock movin up because people can see with their own eyes the buyback in progress
any guess on how long or how many shares they will buyback...just an idea
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if you go to the link of the rules for stock repurchasing. they are not allowed to manipulate the stock price. now this is not to say they wont or cant as that would be hard to prove. but they could do that by staying silent and not pring anything.
now common sence tells me that as long as they are buying back, I would not expect any ground breaking prs, so i can see us staying at these levels and maybe slightly higher for another week. The thing is we have no idea how far into the buyback they are. and how much longer it will take to complete.
all i know is this. I dont want to be caught without my shares when this thing is done because we are going to see a new 52 week high when they finally finish this buyback and pr the info that i believe they are sitting on right now.
JMHO
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quote:Originally posted by Ligge: I have a naive pink question in relation to the buyback/MMs and PPS.
If there is a agreement between issuer and broker(s) couldnt they hold the price steady on purpose regardless of how many shares traded?
I dont see why they couldnt, I can understand why they wouldnt, but I can also understand why they would do so if they knew that the stock was in buyback mode this would be a good time for them to keep the price steady to allow it to happen so as they could also be accumulating themselves?
Have the after hours purchases been through the same broker every day or is it changing on a daily or bidaily basis. The way I understood the "one broker" requirement was it was for that session, not for an extended period.
Everyones favorite seer/jester has said a few comments of late that strike me as more interesting now. He said that there would be large 5 mil and 9 mil buys coming at the end of day and he also said something to the effect that the swing traders were not going to be happy soon. "Soon" would be now as that post was a week or more ago.
So if they are all intentionally holding the price down and the buyback is truly occurring he was correct in both of those statements...
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Rod: I agree with you, IMO they are sitting on some great PR's.
#1. The audit is completed #2. They are now reporting #3. They are moving to another exchange #4. Q has signed a deal with OUTtv & Pridevision #5. Q has carrier contracts including Direct/Dish #6. We are entering the Australian TV scene
It would just take one of these announcements to get the PPS rocking and us to the bank But we are not likely to see these PR's until after the buyback is completed.
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While both here! and Q Television are pay service cable networks, Logo is an advertiser-supported basic-cable network.
Here!, now available, allows viewers to buy one program at a time or subscribe full-time. To date, the network is in more than 40 million households, according to CEO Paul Colichman, who also produced the film “Gods & Monsters.”
Frank Olsen, Q Television’s founder and CEO, said his network reaches viewers in Boston, San Francisco and New York City. By the end of June, viewership will be up to 16 million homes, he said. Plans are underway to have Q Television soon in Washington, D.C., Denver and Seattle, as well as Australia.
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hey ROD I didn't know if u or anyone else knew this; but how many days has the EOD after hours buying been going on?? Were we talking about it monday?? Might give us a clue on how much they bought and what might be left until they are done....
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my guess is no. they mentioned that they are investing the money earmarked for equipment and that buying back these shares will afford them better equipment down the road when they need it.
so my guess is that they are going to reissue them as the price goes up.
I could be completely wrong on this as my other train of thought is that they may have a buy out deal that we have been hearing about for the month of June. If this is true maybe the equipment will never be needed if the new owners already have the equipment needed.
dont forget that they stated that they will be ready for HDTV i believe it was the 3rd quarter of this year. That 3rd quarter starts in July.
interesting timing dont you think? they are using the money earmarked for this equipment, a rumour of a purchase in June, and a statement that they will be ready for HDTV in 3rd quarter. put the pieces together and what do you see?
i like it
Rod
quote:Originally posted by Rich735: 1 star for shlik for being another village idiot!
Hey Rod,if you are correct in stating Q has $3million to spend on buyback shares that at .0022 = 1,363,636,363 shares!
Do you or anyone else think they will retire what they buy?
Thanks Rich
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quote:Originally posted by Doctoall: Someone else may remember when The "Q" obtained the money for the new equipment, but it was in the range of $$3-5 Million. Now if he is using that money for the buyback, then he is buying back a very large # of shares.
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The total buyback will be in the range of $3-5 million
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but if we take Riches numbers and knock off 300 million shares to be liberal
they seem to be buying up 50 million shares a day
if this is true, at this rate it would take them 20 business days to buy up another billion shares.
20 business days would take us one month.
the pr came out on Friday April 29th. so lets assume that they started the buyback on the next business day. that would be Monday may the 2nd.
20 business days would take us to may the 30th.
lets assume they announce that they are done the following business day. that is may 31st.
the rumour is of a buy out on June 1st.
is that timing freaky? is it coincidence, or does someone know something is up.
my opinion is that that post of the buyout was yanked off the board extremely fast, considering how the post was polite, non offensive, and presented as somewhat believable circumstances.
my question is what would have made a moderator yank a post like that that the moderator has no way of verifying either way. my opinion is that there was a lot of truth to the post and that a lawyer of one of the parties has contacted the Mod and asked him to remove the post to keep it quiet.
if was someone making up the story, the timing is very coincidental to all that has happened after the post was deleted.
something to think about. I honestly feel that June is going to be a very remarkable month for us.
JMHO take it for what it is.
Rod
quote:Originally posted by andrewAAB: hey ROD I didn't know if u or anyone else knew this; but how many days has the EOD after hours buying been going on?? Were we talking about it monday?? Might give us a clue on how much they bought and what might be left until they are done....
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quote:Originally posted by Penny-Trader: honestly i have not been keeping track.
but if we take Riches numbers and knock off 300 million shares to be liberal
they seem to be buying up 50 million shares a day
if this is true, at this rate it would take them 20 business days to buy up another billion shares.
20 business days would take us one month.
the pr came out on Friday April 29th. so lets assume that they started the buyback on the next business day. that would be Monday may the 2nd.
20 business days would take us to may the 30th.
lets assume they announce that they are done the following business day. that is may 31st.
the rumour is of a buy out on June 1st.
is that timing freaky? is it coincidence, or does someone know something is up.
my opinion is that that post of the buyout was yanked off the board extremely fast, considering how the post was polite, non offensive, and presented as somewhat believable circumstances.
my question is what would have made a moderator yank a post like that that the moderator has no way of verifying either way. my opinion is that there was a lot of truth to the post and that a lawyer of one of the parties has contacted the Mod and asked him to remove the post to keep it quiet.
if was someone making up the story, the timing is very coincidental to all that has happened after the post was deleted.
something to think about. I honestly feel that June is going to be a very remarkable month for us.
JMHO take it for what it is.
Rod
quote:Originally posted by andrewAAB: hey ROD I didn't know if u or anyone else knew this; but how many days has the EOD after hours buying been going on?? Were we talking about it monday?? Might give us a clue on how much they bought and what might be left until they are done....
Thanks Rod.. I agree with a lot of that.. We read posts all day about what might happen with the Q, but how often are they deleted like that?? A buyout could be on the ticket soon... All we know of right now is that they are buying back shares and will be off the pinks soon.. if thats all we get for now I am fine with that..
Drew
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Rod: Just another thought, OUTtv/Pridevision has carriers contracted in the US, both cable and Dish/Direct. They have been saying that they will start airing in the US very soon. Maybe "Q" is going to complete the deal to buy OUTtv and by doing so they would gain those carriers.
Remember, Wendy did say that they were in the process of installing the "Q" encoder on site in Toronto. This will allow them to receive the "Q" programming and then could re-broadcast.
GO QBID!!!!!! Bring On The Green
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Leo: I would not take that chance if I were wanting to accumulate .
IMO the sooner one gets their accumulating done the better
GO QBID!!!!
Long, strong, holding and accumulating.
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Good call Doc, I accumulate as much as I can per week; at these prices I can add another mil by the end of this month!! That gets me pretty excited.
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i would not count on that plan either. if for some reason the price starts to go up at all the amount of shares that that earmarked money can buy is going to drop, the higher the price the fast that number drops, the faster that number drops the sooner the buyback would be done.
the number of shares they buy back is inversely proportional to the pps.
i would not delay on purchasing at these levels.
we also have to take into consider the fact that the longer we trade sideways at these levels, the better the MACD is looking. the day traders have already got thier eyes on this again for a run, and it could take off at anytime even without a pr, just based on the charts.
all my speculation of 20 days and ending of the buyback is based on a unrealistic approach that the price will stay where it is at now for the month.
Rod
quote:Originally posted by LEO: "if this is true, at this rate it would take them 20 business days to buy up another billion shares.
20 business days would take us one month.
the pr came out on Friday April 29th. so lets assume that they started the buyback on the next business day. that would be Monday may the 2nd.
20 business days would take us to may the 30th.
lets assume they announce that they are done the following business day. that is may 31st."
Does this mean we have until May 30th to accumulate at these prices?
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well guys im off to bed i gotta get my beauty sleep.
Rod
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quote:Originally posted by Penny-Trader: well guys im off to bed i gotta get my beauty sleep.
Rod
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I agree with Rich about the potential hugeness of the Q, therefore I too will purchase more tomorrow. GO BIG Q!!!!!!
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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! To any moms that are with us! My wife is a nurse and has to work 2 12 hour shifts this weekend. So me and my 2 and 5 year old made her a card and took it to the hospital!
She was very happy!!
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Way to go Rich, My mom is also a nurse and worked a lot of those shifts when I was growing up. It's one of those tough jobs with pay that's lower than it should be. Keep up the good work!
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Well all you fellow Qbiddians, can't wait to see what the market will have in store for us tomorrow. Looking forward to a great "Q-Day".
Go QBID!!!!!!! Bring On the Green
In the meantine I will be following PLNI with great interest, maybe make some bank to buy more "Q".
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quote:We read posts all day about what might happen with the Q, but how often are they deleted like that??
Rumors are ALWAYS deleted if they are designed to pump or bash a stock. I wouldn't put any faith at all in a buyout rumor. QBID has ALWAYS looked good enough to be bought at anytime, the fact that someone is picking a date only serves to lower the PPS when June 1st DOES come around and nothing has happened.
The last thing we want is a bunch of new investors buying QBID based on a hunch and unnesscarily running the PPS up May 31st.
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Hello everyone. It's been a couple days since I've posted - just wanted to say hi.
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quote:We read posts all day about what might happen with the Q, but how often are they deleted like that??
Rumors are ALWAYS deleted if they are designed to pump or bash a stock. I wouldn't put any faith at all in a buyout rumor. QBID has ALWAYS looked good enough to be bought at anytime, the fact that someone is picking a date only serves to lower the PPS when June 1st DOES come around and nothing has happened.
The last thing we want is a bunch of new investors buying QBID based on a hunch and unnesscarily running the PPS up May 31st.
Wasn't tryin to hurt just statin what I see on the boards.. I am ready for a run tomorrow... I don't know what your waiting for?? Every run has its ups and downs so it really doesn't matter when it runs.. I think thats up to the day traders not us..
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