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Hi extrader, thanks for replying. I was not familiar with the Lassonde curve but now I am! It strikes me ZIOC is in late Stage 3. Unfortunately, "it seems that once locked in a prolonged Stage 3, it can be difficult to get out of it. " How true!

Would extrader care to comment? 50p would have a big impact for Veteran10 while 200p is life-changing for me! I suspect that means he owns at least 4x the shares I own but WTFDIK and he doesn't even think I'm a shareholder! All this prittle-prattle makes no difference to the final outcome and I'll miss this board when ZIOC finally succumbs.

Might I ask what car Troajan currently owns? I'm the owner of a 13 year old FIAT Panda on its last legs - bought new and regularly serviced by a main dealer but now in danger of being uneconomical to repair. Got charged £800 to replace one injector and there are three more!

My immediate response is short Tesla and buy Gold! Especially very undervalued gold stocks like ORR.

As for Tesla, I can see it going bankrupt as soon as the rug is pulled from under EVs. They are pure Betamax and Hydrogen will take their place. It's a mystery why more hydrogen cars aren't being offered. Same infrastructure problem?

Not my problem - just about to buy a 4 year old petrol-powered Nissan Juke with a CD player!

I was only poking a hornets nest - I also hope for a swift conclusion. But at what price? There's the rub.

(The original rub predates Shakespeare. On the smooth grassy greens used in lawn bowling, a rub was a bump or uneven area that could send balls off course.)

It's always "once we have" or "once this is fixed" or "it's only a matter of time" or "it's a binary bet!"

According to Google it's currently up 11.69%.

"...apart from a once a month trip into the office." And who owns the office?

Are you also over-extended? I can't believe you're accusing me of having an agenda! I'm a very-long-suffering ZIOC shareholder who just wishes it was all over by now! You must be desperate if you're accusing a fellow poster of not being a shareholder. ZIOC has been my largest holding and over half my PF for many years so a swift outcome would be very welcome! GLA

I hate to remind you that you thought the SP would be 20p by now! Except 20p or 2p - what's the difference? It's a binary bet and we all expect a wonderful outcome. Unfortunately, what Mr Market's indicating is a very disappointing outcome.

Whatever idiotic deal ZIOC agree to let's hope a takeover offer makes it irrelevant.

Could be a good time to buy? Where's the faith in Cameroon being the next biggest goldmine ever? I'm surprised the previous extraordinary gold samples haven't already raised the SP.

"I'm still very sceptical of Tomco finally reaching the finishing line given all that has happened, but the percentage that I'm down on this means I may as well just see it through for better or worse. My mind has still written this off, but that tiny glimmer of hope still exists even if its shrouded in constant doubts." Quite! You and the rest of us! Constant doubts pave the road to hitting a jackpot and banking a few quid.

Why not buy cheaper? Because the money would not have arrived in TOM's coffers! This injection is just to keep the lights on while TOM does its best to turn itself into the best-performing share on AIM. I remain confident.

Are you a roving ramper? I see you've only posted about ZIOC over the past 30 days. I can't imagine you're being paid for your efforts so you must be an over-extended ZIOC investor, of which there could be many! Not me as I've always considered it a binary bet. I'm sure nobody thought ZIOC would be sub-7p after the RNS officially announcing what exactly? "We are now engaging with strategic entities interested in participating in the Zanaga Project, and intend on securing a selected partner by the end of Q1 2024." I think that's what's scuppered the SP - no mention of a takeover!

Of course, one could come at any moment which is why I've been here for so long but the opportunity cost has been huge.

Oil giant ExxonMobil agreed to buy the shale group Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5bn in a deal that places a vast bet on a future for fossil fuel production in the United States.

America’s largest oil and gas deal in more than two decades will increase Exxon’s dominance in the Permian Basin shale field, at the heart of the country’s transformation into the world’s biggest oil producer.

...where are the sunglasses salesmen? SP still under 10p but I note Veteran10's assurance it will be closer to 20p by next weekend. £1 would be great and £2 even better so why am I looking at properties costing over £1m which would imply £3?

What a hoot if the takeover offer is even higher? It would certainly put Mr Market in his place!

Looks like Dozeybear was right to be cautious and ZIOC remains a binary bet as far as Mr Market is concerned. Wouldn't surprise me if the SP hovers around 10p until the takeover offer suddenly materialises at multiples of that price. We are living in strange times.

It makes a change - onwards and upwards and I look forward to many # 1 Top Risers along the way. Just advised a cautious friend to risk £500 in ORR in case it should turn into £100k. She probably thinks I'm bonkers but my PF was up 52% this week largely thanks to ZIOC.

Not sure RGL was ever a "boring steady income play" if investors kept seeing their capital loss exceed their income!

As a fellow vulture, I've already pounced and paid 27.55p for my shares and it's a long-term hold for me.

Bear in mind there could be plenty of other vultures circling and while you're waiting to get your entry price right the company could be subject to a takeover offer at least double the current SP.

Dozeybear has long experience of being very disappointed! Let's hope this time it's different but if the SP is where it is now after unequivocal positive news from ZIOC then I think I have reason to worry! Have there been any major buys since the RNS? By major I mean at least 1m shares. I don't know - perhaps someone with more knowledge could answer? It's very strange that the SP hit 18p on lesser news but I suppose that's AIM all over. Or, alternatively, there's a lot less speculative money around since then and anyone who bought the ZIOC story is already a LTH relatively speaking.