so what really happened on halloween in salt lake city, utah?

The 34 Act calls for prompt delivery and settlement. I don't think pointing out that there have been "fails" in OSTK for 666 days, 668 at this writing is anything but being a conscientious CEO.

For years, the dark side has been crushing company after company while declaring, "they're all &*$&^ companies", and "if they'd stop worrying about us, and concentrate on their businesses................"

Firstly, everybody checks out stock prices, and it is the basis to cost money for developmental stage companies.

Second: Naked Short Sellers, and Short Sellers, do not stop at manipulating stock prices. They plant workers at the companys, call and "warn" suppliers and customers, and, taint "research" to reflect their views.

Third: It's illegal.

Now, please address the above. You, the bloggers and press, ignored Dr. Brynes's warnings about captured press, regulators and Wall St., and the price is the Subprime mess. You've also ignored and made excuses for Naked Short Selling. That bill is coming due after the first, and it will eclipse the Subprime mess, and claim some big name brokers as victims.

Only the last sentence is conjecture; the rest of this "comment" is fact.

it is obvious weiss and floyd and their ilk have something to fear when justice prevails.
and it will prevail...have no doubt, there are way to many who are becoming aware of their crimes.
we will not stand by and allow them to continue
with impunity.
i've said it before, those who turn themselves in first usually get the better deals. so that is my advice to you.
or ignore it and get used to being called by a number instead of your name.
your choice.

Sorry for such a lengthy & 'rambling" attachment here from an SEC comment letter submission (scroll down after SEC intro), but Dr. Byrne brings a lot of valid & irrefutable evidence to the table. Fasten your seat belts - it's going to be a bumpy night (for some).

http://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-19-07/s71907-336.pdf

I find it fascinating that you have thosands of stocks with more controversy than OSTK and CEO Pat Byrne who happens to be fighting the corruption on Wall St. and the regulators who are in bed with the bad guys, but no, you cherry pick this stock and this person without giving any other information except that which is damning to the company and Mr. Byrne. Do you have an agenda concerning OSTK? If not why would you not mention all of the things he has exposed and have been admitted to by the regulatory bodies.That would take up a lot of acreage on your one sided blog. Try writing on why the prestigous N.Y. Times would write this article. It is brief http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/business/16gret.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin but speaks volumes. And why not give Mr. Byrne the courtesy of responding to your blog? One more thing, why not write on why a SEC investigator is fired for turning in evidence against John Mack of Morgan Stanley that could lead to national headlines and possible charges. Lets be fair and report my reply.

What concerns me is that the SEC has not given Overstock the number of fails. It is something that should be routine. A lower level clerk should be able to respond and send the requested information. The non-delivery of information for the FOIA data exemplifies a system with no system. Better yet would be to have the information available on the internet so that the SEC wouldn't have to pay a clerk to retrieve the information and the public could have immediate access to it. Keeping this information secret and delayed is helping whom? Failing to deliver as a trading strategy is illegal. We have a regulator who is better at touting how great they are,when, in fact, they create rules that violate the Securities Act and make work for themselves when the participants abuse the loopholes the SEC has created. The SEC is supported by taxpayer dollars. ugh!

Read his article.. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/business/16gret.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin

I guess you didn't want to post my comments.

Your days of one way posting are drawing to a close you coward. Why don't you print my first post' because it is not in your best interest?

Have a look at this article - says the possibility of OSTK bottoming out at approximately $15 levels.

http://www.traderthoughts.com/Article.aspx?id=cce20da6-b7c7-4f87-b72e-7670c436a6f3

Speaking of "diversionary tactics," I see that the numbskulls have turned out in an organized bashing campaign. I received this as a private email on the Investor Village Overstock message board from "Lenofus," a major Overstock shill, obviously added as a recipient by mistake:

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I could use some help. Challenge these bastards from spewing their particular brand of illogical conclusion.

If we keep blasting them, they'll have to slow down or change. Notice, no comments. So, anybody that sees it, might believe it. Le'ts stop it. We don't have anything else to do.

there is a line that i remember from the Movie: A Bronx Tale. "Nobody cares". I know the online retail game is very hrd to be in and make a profit. I know I am GM of http://www.priceshoppe.com and i know there ere shortsellers out there taking advantage of small public firms. but doesnt burn think its time to deliver on what he promised investor back in 1996. Stop complaining and build a solid company. Patricia Gallup did it at PCconnection and she only had 3k.

Feel free to explain your bravery.