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Thread ID: 66728 2006-03-05 21:03:00 TradeMe sold Tukapa (62) PC World Chat
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435730 2006-03-05 21:03:00 It may have been the butt of a few bad comments over the years in this forum but Sam Morgan has ensured he doesn't have to work ever again.

$700 million. That's a fair amount of interest.

Good on him!
Tukapa (62)
435731 2006-03-05 21:32:00 I agree - good on him. I wouldn't really call it a surprise. Sam won't be pocketing the $700m - he owns 32% of the company, his father Gareth owns just under 7% and there are a number of other investors & friends etc who own the rest (source : Companies Office records as at 10.30am this morning). In any case, there will be many happy investors tonight! So long as nothing significant changes from a users perspective, hopefully it is business as usual! andrew93 (249)
435732 2006-03-05 21:46:00 Who bought it?
Telescum?
netchicken (4843)
435733 2006-03-05 21:47:00 Fairfax NZ Ltd Tukapa (62)
435734 2006-03-05 21:52:00 Metla will be staying by the phone today in case Fairfax want to add TradeF1 to the stable Dally (6292)
435735 2006-03-05 22:14:00 Metla will be staying by the phone today in case Fairfax want to add TradeF1 to the stableExcellent! :lol: Greg (193)
435736 2006-03-05 22:27:00 I often wondered when it would happen, that business was always prime pickings for the big boys
Good on him, hope the new owners make a decent job of it
bartsdadhomer (80)
435737 2006-03-05 23:42:00 Good on him for getting $700mil for it. Pity another NZ company sold off shore and run by the ozzys.. paulw (1826)
435738 2006-03-06 01:42:00 Same here Good on him! :) & Well Done for getting $700 million! stu161204 (123)
435739 2006-03-06 04:28:00 As nice as the money is...wish he refused...
keep it a kiwi owned company...
bloody aussies! as long they keep it exactly the same then all good..
and hope they dont increase prices or anything!

oh well good on him...700million, nice, 32% of that..is still 224million, surely set up for life on that anyway...just live off the interest... :D

that guy deserves a applause too, setting up a company from stratch, making it one of the most popular sites around...and selling it for that amount...
csinclair83 (200)
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