Homework: the next teen craze to start tracking

[zyzzyva57]

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http://abcnews.go.com/2020/print?id=2966227

http://starbury.com/

http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=5360900

I see no stocks, BUT this is a concept to keep in mind to see if it has "legs"

This is a concept that could make Oprah

http://www2.oprah.com/index.jhtml




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[Albert0373]

For some reason I was wondering why this article was published just two days ago when I feel like I've read this article before quite a while ago; maybe just a re-enlightment on what he did.

...or maybe I'm just deja-vu'ing

[zyzzyva57]

It made "20/20" Friday night

Some Brain Flatulence on this stock: Oprah must give the final seal of approval

Next is what I shall call the "youtube" issue: a small company becomes a hit, because it is an "outlaw," but then a huge corporation buys it, and the company gets a bullseye painted on it by the lawyers

A "Nike" creates a new division to come out with its own brand of "outlaw" "cool" cheap shoe--or gawd forbid, Wal-Mart tries it

The shoe store mentioned should be put in the back of your mind as a future IPO

[Niketennis1]

the starburys should be price higher. $15 for shoes is really cheap. $45-50 would be a good price for new shoes and the company would make a better profit at that price. I'll take nike's anyday over starburys.

[zyzzyva57]

On "20/20," the shoes were dissected along with a pair of expensive Nikes and there were no differences

You can afford to pay the premium for a name, but the target audience here for these shoes should not have to literally kill for a pair of shoes--We could all be safer

As is, this story is to store away so later should one of the companies go public--You can bring to the table experience having put a watch on these companies

[spanky]

the starburys should be price higher. $15 for shoes is really cheap. $45-50 would be a good price for new shoes and the company would make a better profit at that price. I'll take nike's anyday over starburys.
The really interesting thing about the 20/20 spot is that they had someone cut up the $200 Air Jordans and the Starburys apart, and decreed that they were equal in design and manufacturing. The high price point simply eliminates potential customers.

Think of it this way: you could make a few cars with lots of profit per unit, or you could be like Ford and make tons of cars with a narrow margin and sell to everyone. That's why people still drive Ford trucks, and not someone else's car.

Very intreresting trend

[zyzzyva57]

Based on nothing but a gut feeling I just plain like the concept, but I also see the concept hijacked if I am right, a la "youtube" and the Latin spouters (lawyers moving in)