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It has to be said, a period of silence like this is often an indication that something is going on behind the scenes, a precursor to an acquisition, maybe? It’s beginning to feel a lot like it.

If JD can get 50M he ought to take it, 3.5p a share, I’d bite their hand off…

The issue with OTM is that most agents are still getting this service for free or paying very little. It is considered a marketing extra to Rightmove and wholly unessential. If OTMP insist on charging all their agents a sensible fee they know that half of them will leave. This of coures is driven by the consumer, and the public do not look on OTM, they use Rightmove or Zoopla. OTMP will find it very difficult to increase revenue.

Furthermore, as this is totally dispensible, once the market starts to bite and agents need to cut back I fear OTMP will be one of the first overheads cut. Agents will remove listings from OTM unless the service is free, or close to free. This is exactly what has happened to Boomin, some agents signed up when it was free, but none were ever going to pay for it!

Zoopla realised this years ago, which is why they invested in agents software and websites etc. They have diversified to avoid the competition with Rightmove, OTMP simply do not have the funding to do this.

I see this company as a slow burner at best, and certainly a high risk in a recession.

Actually Girdz, we had a Chinese meal and the note in my fortune cookie clearly stated that my ‘wealth would improve in May’. It couldn’t have been any clearer about it. No doubt you will be trashing that as well!

I have it on some authority that this is going to pick up quite drastically with some very positive movements, but not until May! DYOR

Let's be havin you, and all that Norwich City FC sign Marquinhos on loan from ****nal. He really is a great prospect, and I think this is really good news for JD, he can sit in his box and watch a real star in the making. C'mon that got to be good news...No?

It's Pubguard I feel sorry for, remember them. They exchanged a decent start up business for a tranche of shares in Bidstack when the SP was about 30p. I bet they are over the moon with how this has turned out. If you look hard enough there is always someone worse off than you...crying shame really. On good news we can expect a 25% rise, take us to 2.25, let the partying begin!

I think in the past the TU has been required as forecasts were going to be missed by a margin. No TU can probably be viewed as a good thing.
SP seems to have settled, I hope we will see some growth from here. It's Friday, let's be positive...

I am trying to look at this the right way, and might need some help.

Q. So I borrow 30m and in four years create a business with a market cap of 24m, is that the sign of success?
Multiple Choice:

A. Very Successful
B. Quite successful
C. A modicom of success
D. A complete disaster

Is this heading for a 52 week low?

…I’m sure you can buy as much as you want now, and it cheaper, win-win!

SimWin Sports don't seem to be quite as enthused about this agreement, there is nothing on their website about it, not a mention on the news page, and no Bidstack logo where they advertise their partners.
Once again this would appear to be something of nothing, and the SP would support that notion.

Just the sort of distraction we don’t need. I wish they would concentrate on getting this business model working before going off on these tangents, nothing more than a side show that will no doubt take forever to produce any revenue. And Bidstack Sports? Bidstack doesn’t mean anything to anyone, another Draper delusion.

Thank you for your insight Publican.

No one is crying, to my knowledge. However I appreciate your advise, and I will bear in mind that looking at the SP of a stock is the wrong way of looking at it. LOL. Particularly, when the CEO suggested a more realistic value of the business was 20x the SP when it was trading at 30p. Best we just forget all that, and the winter wonderland that never materialised, the Azerion 30m deal that fell through, the revised targets year on year. I really have been looking at this wrong way round haven't I.

Of course it's high risk, of course it could go pop, at least we agree about that. But do me a favour and don't come on here pretending this has taken it's natural course, it certainly isn't the course the CEO had set out, or had any of us believe! If anyone had predicted the SP would be here 4 years down the line, the raises would never have happened!

I assume you are a relative newcomer here Publican. I think most reslise I am invested, and when there is positive news I am behind it. However, 4 years down the line, 3 dilutions, 30 million spent and the SP is lower than ever very much speaks for itself.
If sentiment changes and this shows any sign of recovery then I will be behind it again, but you simply can not applaud performance to date. I say it as I see it, and it is dismal. Sorry, but I don't think anyone can argue with that.

errhum, your comments may all be true, but what's the point? Why bother doing all that, I'm really not interested in any of it, the only thing that matters is the SP. If they were saving the world, or solving the food crisis then maybe some credit might be due, but they're not they are putting adverts in video games, or trying to, and spending a lot of other peoples money in process. I couldn't care less if thay are at the top table with EA or sony or whoever...completely irelevant to me.
Nobody can say Draper has been succesful todate. Remember his promise to give shareholders a winter break to enjoy, or his munching on toast contemplating his successes, well that was all years ago and look at the SP now, lower than ever. He has not been a success, he has never delivered results, he over paid himself and his mate, who clearly wasn't up to the job and has had to leave. Draper's problem is he thinks he's a high flyer and he's not, he wants to swan around in a nice car on a good wedge, as the succesful CEO he simply isn't. The guy is dilusional, he suffers from the complete opposite of imposter syndrone, whereas an imposter is exactly what he appears to be at the moment.

Oh! I thought helx’s absence meant the war was over, but he’s back, the fight goes on!

What does thic actually mean or imply?

Just had an email from Cenko...No longer Covering BIDS 'Forecasts can no longer be relied upon'.

Can anyone explain why Francesco Petruzzelli is still appearing on their website as Managing Director, he resigned before Christmas...has this Company completely given up, or was he also in charge of updating the website?