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Nice call gotinearly, this tourney can be the single most effective marketing campaign for SEVU core product.
Yes, it is 35 grand, You get a boat, a captain, 4 fisherman, and accomadations on the island for one week, Not to mention the awesome exposure & the shot at the 500,000! If you place 8th or higher the purse will pay for the entry, not bad odds? only 35 entries will be permitted to compete for the prize money.
I understand some other sponsors (publix) holds a raffle of sorts to win a spot on the boat to fish for the prize, SEVU could offer an entry on the website or when you buy a product you get an entry into the raffle? & generate a ton of qualified leads along with all of the other exposure.
Investors, check it out, www.thetarponclub.com do your DD & forward your opinions onto SEVU.
Yes, I understand JW has been a printer for some years!
Happy Posting!
The tourny offers more than Tampa St.Pete
FoxSports will telecast it live, It will be replayed in syndication, I believe on Sunshine tomorrow at 9.30 AM the have a half hour infomercial type of program running, Of course all of the present sponsors will be mentioned as part of the program.
So Far almost every room on the Island is booked, Allessi Bakery is hosting a block party on the weekend as well as sponsoring a boat. It is going to be a fishermans dream weekend. Win 500,000 for first place all the way down to 10,000 for 10th. If you have the luck you can walk away with 500,000, if you place 8th or higher its all FREE!
Email them and get the press kit. It is awesome. It contains allot of info that is not on the website and an awesome CD rom presentation. www.thetarponclub.com
I understand that aquaview is on the fence and ready to make the commitment to have there cam used on TV. WCI & Al Hoffman are a serious new prospect as well. A billionaire from Saudi is signed up as well as a few Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This thing is going to be huge.
Get the press kit it is awesome. Send an email to them, find it at www.thetarponclub.com Nicely printed piece of material!
Happy Posting!
www.thetarponclub.com
Still no SEVU?
Nationally televised Tarpon tournament in world Famous Boca Grande Pass. One Million Dollar prize money for the biggest Tarpon. Print, Web, Radio, Direct Mail, Booth, National TV. This is the single most intelligent sponsorship SEVU can ever ever do for 30 grand! I am sure the director will not only offer SEVU top line billing , He will work out a plan to use the SEVU underwater camera on LIVE TV to millions of viewers!
What is the deal SEVU?
www.thetarponclub.com
Nice to see things calm?
please explain!
Volume is dead!
Stock is sinking!
NO PR!
Boards are silent!
4th qtr better than 3rd? If I am not mistaken we were promised 40,000,000 for 2000, This was the scaled down estimate by RLM. If SEVU can not even eek out 11,000,000 for 2000 and .10 per share profit we got BIG PROBLEMS!
Please explain BigBizz?
The "calm" we see over the last 2 weeks is awfull for investors of SEVU. Please spare us all your sugar coated hype. I think this board deserves much much more, I have only been here a short time and I see "real" investors, "Real" money, "Real" stuff my firend, kids college money, retirement money, vacation money, so please drop the game and post something of importance, I for one am tired of your constant pie in the sky everythings great posts!
Happy Posting
SEVU dead?
Volume is way down?
Stock price is way down?
RB bashers & hypsters way down?
IHUB bashers & hypsters way down?
PR is way down?
Seems like SEVU is down? I have not seen such a slow 2 weeks in posts, volume, price ever for SEVU? The only thing that can save it.....?
4TH QTR NUMBERS!
Good numbers & PR maybe, just maybe, this thing could see 3.50 by May, Late numbers and or bad numbers....? .50
Please someone post some new news or story! If I mention the springs one more time FG is going to have a stroke!
Happy Posting!
Im going over to RB and see if I can't stir up Daytrader for a good battle royal or something (hehehehe)
FG
Do you know the minimum asset requirement? 4 million?
To remain listed the price is 1.00, but, to GET listed isn't it higher? I thought 3.00?
Do you know the amount of float needed? Is it a value of the float or amount of shares or percentage of total outstanding?
I agree they should apply discretly. I have a feeling that a PR of that magnitude in no way could be kept out of public consumption.
FG - also, IF, (not when or will) the YE 2000 numbers will be late when does a company have to notify the SEC and shareholders? One week prior to the due date? On the due date?
Happy Posting!
3.00 a share?
I think AMEX is 3.00 a share & 4 million in assets?
I may be wrong?
Are you talking about 2 for 1 reverse split? That would boost the share price double to approx. 4.50 or so a share?
I think there is also some guidlines on the amount of float and or value of the float?
Good Question
Happy Posting
Good story Rich!
Yes, You have the right to tell your "story" here on IHUB. I for one enjoyed your post. You have the right to treated with respect and post your little heart out. I for one will give you the benefit of the doubt and try not to be critical of your posts.
I , and a few others, Have been a bit confused on the Warm Mineral Springs deal. Is it possible you can detail the deal for us?
Did SEVU issue the 150,000 shares & you replaced them with your shares?
Did you use your shares and then gift the asset to SEVU?
Did the deal close?
Was there stock price guarantee's given to Springs LLC?
The board will probabely come down hard on me for asking this question, I asked it twice yesterday. If anyone can shed some light on the deal it would be you! I hope the board & you will give this post some consideration.
Happy Posting Rich!
DK76..
Your opinion does not offend me or bother me in any manner.
The questions on the springs is valid, This board alone has had 2 seperate answers to the same question. Demonstrating the confusion that exists on this deal.
I will take it that the answer to the springs deal, as I posted earlier, the shareholders have no idea how this deal went down & who's shares were used for the purchase.
The now EX-CEO had made claims of a immenant PR that would clarify the springs deal, yet no PR was forthcoming. There by creating shareholder confusion and leaving others to make guess's?
I apologize to the board if I have wasted your time with this question on the springs. I had read and watched many posts on the topic earlier. I was just looking for any new news or maybe something I had missed.
DK76..Your post is within TOS as far as I am concerned, If it gets deleted or not it has no effect on me or my future posts.
Happy Posting!
Golfnut
What you are saying is SEVU & Rich have failed to keep shareholders informed on how he spends our money & shares?
I posted and reposted due to the fact that no reasonable answer had come to light. Please note I included some reference links to demonstrate the confusion regarding this purchase.
This will be my last post on this issue. I hoped for a real answer, I guess you are right. Only Rich himself has the answer and we are not privvy being we are only lowly shareholders?
If the 10k is going to be late when does SEVU have to alert the public? The last day it is due?
What about a warning on earnings? They are not required to disclose a shortfall?
I do not intend to imply the numbers will be late or fall short, I just wonder when said problems would have to be disclosed to the public?
Happy Posting!
hey got it from yahoo
it says he saw it on yahoo, and posted to RB here is the link to the RB post:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=SEVU&read=26195
I thought it was funny 2! still LOL
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I thought that would get a laugh!
prob not FG but hey, you cant please them all!
It was from RB...Sailbad43....
Happy Posting
We still have not cleared up the Springs shares?
gotinearly had posted SEVU issued the shares & was not sure if they are paid back?:
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=52532
bigbizz posts they were Rich's shares & then gifted:
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=52534
Which is it? Rich shares then gifted or SEVU shares Rich will pay back sometime?
I still wonder if the deal has closed? I have to believe that they had a clause concerning share price being the shares were restricted?
What is the deal on this deal?
Smells king of funny? Were is the PR to explain this we were promised after the open house?
happy Posting
FrankNG
Please post any info you may have on SEVU newest partner, Warm Mineral Springs.
I have noticed it is the topic of the thread today.
Please post any info you may have on this subject of the Springs
Happy Posting!
I had to post this! LOL LOL LOL
I could not control myself!
From Sailbad43 on RB:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=SEVU&read=26195
LINK READS AS FOLLOWS:
ETOYS MESSAGE BOARD POSTERS SUE SELVES
(Reuters, February 27, 2001, Los Angeles) A number of posters to the eToys Yahoo stock message board announced today that they are filing a class action lawsuit against themselves for "gross negligence, ignorance and deception" based on their own posts of the last several months.
A spokesman for the group, eulaine2001, said she hoped the suit, "would send a message to morons like us everywhere that we need to be protected from ourselves."
Another poster using the ID, u_p_t_i_c_k, demanded that a court-ordered "cease-and-desist" action be implemented against himself immediately.
"Have you seen my posts from today?" u_p_t_i_c_k asked. "This is ridiculous. The courts must stop me from doing any further harm to myself. I openly declare my idiocy!"
A poster identified as "learningman63" noted that he believed every bogus buyout rumor that came along.
"The one about eToys being bought out by a Communist government is the one I feel will make me millions in court," learningman said. "I mean, can you believe it? I actually thought that the Chinese were gonna' save my sorry ass position! I DESERVE to be sued by myself for that!"
Other posters concurred.
"Those lying ########, of which I am one, deserve to be slapped hard in Federal court," said pathfinder012001, also known as majxianxang and joe_etoy. "I'm one of the primary posters and supporters of bogus buyout rumors. Somebody needs to stop me before I invest again!"
A poster known as "hermcz" said his purported expertise should be "thrown back in my face by the courts."
"I know next to NOTHING about trading stocks," herm said at the press conference. "Me giving investment advice is like having Madonna preach abstinence to high school kids. I'm sick and tired of my incompetence. That's why I'm suing me."
eulaine2001 wrapped up the conference without taking questions from reporters.
"God forbid I make a bigger ass out of myself than I already have," she said. "I'm emptying my piggy banks now because I know my suit against myself is likely to succeed."
A court date was scheduled for March 17.
800,000 in assets for 150,000 shares?
now today that would be a huge deal! 360,000 for 800,000
When the deal went down the value of the shares was almost 1,500,000 ? Not a good deal when it Happened!
I have to beleive you are mistaken about Rich using his shares for the purchase?
Happy Posting!
I lived next to the springs all my life
I hail from Charlotte County FL, The next town over from North Port were the spring is located. I know more than I want to about the spring.
First, The area closest to the spring will not be commercialized, This has been tried and shot down by local protesters & Government in the past. I have witnessed 100's of retiree's in the streets and on the cover of the Charlotte Sun.The spring is a natural resource, a protected piece of property. When you go, if you ever do, to the springs you will notice that the only real development has been there for over 35 years. The entire surrounding area will not be developed.
I had heard some other SEVU supporters make claim that the water will be bottled! I almost lost my lunch hearing this. Again this was proposed years ago, and, again, The locals & Government shot it down hard. I mean HARD!
Now the 150,000 shares?
Rich used his shares to purchase the spring? I thought Rich has never sold a single share? Why then is all of the info on a 8K, If it was between Private individ Rich & Private company springs LLC, There would be no 8k?
This deal smells funny to me?
Happy Posting!
Yes, The Springs Deal?
It is confusing to me? Can one of you long time SEVU guys and gals shed some light on a few questions?
Did Rich pay for the springs deal out of his shares (150,000) then just gifted the assett to SEVU?
(This has been implied, yet to confirmation)
Did SEVU issue the 150,000 for the springs deal and Rich is going to pay back SEVU with 150,000 of his shares?
And the biggest question?
Has the springs deal closed?
The owner of the springs must have had some stock price guarantee's being the shares were restricted? The deal at the time was worth like 1.5 million, now it is only like 360,000. I am sure there was guarantee's or stop losses, warrants at the very very least?
Rich had promised US shareholders a PR explaining the springs deal. I have yet to hear anything on it further from corporate.?
Pleas Post some answers?
Happy Posting
FG what you have posted is not proof
your posts are not what I want to see!
Now, You are saying that SEVU issued 150,000 shares for the spring that in 120 days McBride will "pay back" to SEVU? OR
McBride used his 150,000 shares to purchase, and turned over the asset to SEVU?
The springs deal is way to confusing? Why does'nt McBride issue the PR to explain the deal? He had promised shareholders this weeks ago?
I still see no proof that McBride has paid back the shares for the Spring?
therefore
Retract the post! You can not prove with fact that He has paid them back, or, for that matter closed the deal, or for that matter explain how this deal went down?
Happy Posting!
FG do you have proof of this transaction?
Can you show us facts that :
First, The deal for the springs has closed?
Second, That Rich paid SEVU back for the shares?
Please post links & facts to this or retract the post?
Happy Posting!
The way I read the PR for the springs.....
SEVU issued 150,000 shares for the transaction? Are you saying they were Rich's personal shares? or Were they newly issued shares?
Rich told you and others at the open house that the loan had been paid back? I think I heard something like that, even though if I am not mistaken he had said something like we would have to wait for the financials to be posted?
Is it the majority opinion of the board that the loan has been paid back?
What about OEM camera's? Has SEVU or RL McBride supplied others companies with camera's? or the license? If this was a RL McBride revenue stream it should now go to SEVU ?
Opinions?
Happy Posting?
cleo49 I am not an AnP op!
I have never spoken with him, I have never shorted a stock in my life, I do not even agree with shorting.
Please do not make claims you can not back up in order to bash me!
I have a question for you cleo49.
Why does www.insidetruth.com still have all of the reports on line? I am sure a judge would have granted SEVU injunctive relief at the least?
Happy Posting!
Seaview Patents & OEM cameras
I have found many similiar camera's to the marine seaview camera's on the www.
Does SEVU or RLMcBride OEM camera's for other companies?
I had read that RL McBride licensed the technology to other comapanies for a fee, now that it appears the SEVU has control of the patents with the million shares will they receive aditional revenue streams?
I had also read that it was to costly to go after some other violators of the patents?
What is the opinion of the board on theese 2 subjects?
Boca,Madhatter, Others?
Any opinions on this post?
I'm trying to understand the Springs deal?
Warm Mineral Springs?
Has anyone heard anymore info on the springs deal? We were led to believe that a PR was due out after the open house about this transaction? I have not seen anything?
Questions I have?
Has the deal closed? or Was it made when the stock price was much higher therefor not going to close as it was written originally?
Why purchase a part of the spring? I dont see the connection between the companies? Dont you think the shares would be beter off used for production of SEVU or to pay down payables? or as incentives to the new team?
SEVU needs to concentrate on core products, Stop the dillution? Produce money & shares for secureview production and or incentives to employee's?
Opinions? News? Please post!
Happy Posting!
MadHat...Good Post
First, I surely hope I am not the "pondscum" you refer to?
anyway......
You have touched on many points as to why I have such a bearish opinion of sevu.
The million sharesd shopuld be given back, and, as you say be used as incentives for the new team, if not, we will face further dilltion soon!
I did not notice you refernce the loan McBride took from SEVU, I believe it was 500,000 and he put up 6,000,000 shares for the loan. What kind of share price does that equate to? I would like your opinion of McBride taking this loan and more or less leaving SEVU with little or no cash? T
Well at the very least I do spark some debate?
Cassio13, Gotinearly, Daytrader...
I am here for honest exchange of idea's, and attempt to discuss the facts of this stock with all takers, I would appreciate if you have to bash me down do it on RB, This board wil not tolerate personal bashing. I hope you all can contain yourselves.
I have read the last few posts concerning me and this board, I would like to say first, That I will only post when I have a factual or honest opinion to something posted on the board, I will only post new topics if I beleive I need some clarification on an event or story.
I am not looking for acceptance, I am looking for honest answers & discussion to legitimate questions & posts!
Happy Posting
Good one DT!
I would'nt doubt it, I have emailed, called, faxed & mailed them like 40 plus posts from RB!
I will be the first one to post if I here from them!
Happy Posting!
Has any one commented on the header
from FG above? I dont want to re-hash anything old, yet, I read it for the first time today, I have always just skipped over it, In my opinion it is full of misleading statements & is way out of date.
I dont want to get into a ****ing match with anyone, but, can we maybe re-word it to be a little more factual? It think it needs to have a facelift?
"Shareholders meeting" ????
"Voted back in as CEO president" ???? (was there a vote?)
Again, if everyone has hashed this over please disregard, I have found quite a few misleading things about, I will post a more detailed opinion if the board will permit?
Please advise
Happy Posting
Anyone see a new SEC filing?
One of the supposed "insiders" from RB Cassio13 has made some noise about a SEC filing on SEVU due out today after lunch.
Anyone here of this OR see a new SEC filing?
I dont put much credence into Cassio13 or his posts, but, he did have the inside info on the PR that came out last week.
If anyone has some info it would be greatly appreciated!
Please Advise?
Happy Posting!
erue - Find that Post!
I want to see it!
I mentioned earlier that I did some research into other underwater camera's. Well I am going to tell you, I found 3 -5 others that were indentical systems as the SeaView Mini & Offshore. Shape, Size, Appearence. I was wondering for one, Does SEVU OEM for others, and #2, Who else has the rights and or Patents to the technology?
There is a whole lot of Under Water Marine Camera's on the market, Does SEVU get any royalty, Does McBride get any royalty, Does SEVU OEM, or, The Kicker, and just an opinion please, Does McBride own another company that markets the under water cams?
Speculation only on the other company thing
erue, please post any more info you may find, Good post!
Happy Posting
doctorj
the marine products faces allot of competition, Go to yahoo or other search engine, type in underwater camera, look at what comes up, I counted over 10 major players and I did not even search them all or that hard. Marine division will have to keep prices low, and keep lowering them as more and more competition comes to market.
Management should either re-state a new lower FY 2001 revenue projection or confirm they are comfortable with the existing projection. Even FG thinks it should be cut to 25% of the existing projection.
Happy Posting!
Comments on the new PR:
Reposted per Admin with a few minor changes
SEVU needs to produce a good solid string of honest PR. It will take some time to rid the funk McBride has put on the company. Lots of folks are going to be really ripping the PR apart for the near future. However, If the new guy can keep to the facts, Keep focussed on things that have happened and not the pie in the sky stuff, maybe, just maybe, favourable Investor sentiment will return.
I have a few issue's with some of the wording in the PR, yeah yeah yeah guys here it comes. Serious. If SEVU ever wants to rid themselves of the McBride funk they must pay closer attention to the wording. If it appears to be double talk or intentionally confusing wording the new guy is going to get the same rap as McBride.
Here are a few examples: Not in any particualr order
Lets call them Misguided wording?
Company's Marine Division logged "best ever" sales figures at the Miami International Boat Show, which ended Tuesday. The estimated gross sales exceeded $50,000.
This whole paragraph has to be redone? Is it the best ever sales day or the best ever Miami boat show sales day? Investors can be confused by this. Estimated Gross sales? Again needs to be a little tighter, Smells to much like Rich.
a catalog retailer of high-tech video security products, issued a letter of interest following their evaluation of SecureView.
Issued a letter of interest? What did they reply to an ad? or fill out a response form? This is not a good paragraph to lead into this:
SuperCircuits mails its 80-page quarterly catalog to over 700,000 qualified customers. SuperCircuits, organized in 1990, quoted sales of $10M last year.
This paragraph is OK? But the leadin makes it kinda smelly? "letter of interest" "letter of intent" to much like SEVU of old
The Company is also receiving orders from smaller independent security-systems dealers, including a $30,000 deposit-secured order from an Arizona dealer.
Stuff like this is all to familiar, I call this Talking with both sides of your mouth. This has to stop. Is it a 30,000 order, or a deposit on a larger order as this implies? Confusing?
What are QUOTED sales??? Recorded? Booked? Announced? Guesstimates?
"In addition, it is my goal to only release sales and major contract information confirmed by letters of commitment and/or purchase orders."
"it is my goal" kind of non committal?
This may be better:
"SeaView will only approve the release of sales and major contract information for which it holds a Letter of Commitment and/or Purchase Order."
I know this may be a little nit picky, I agree it is, however, SEVU has a large hurdle to overcome. The PR from the past 18 months has been less than honest. I believe, and sure allot of you longs will agree, that the PR from the past is the single most devastating part all of the bashers go back to.
In order to clean the slate, Regain invesor confidence, SEVU must watch it's PR very very closely. Eveerybody else is going to!
Opinions? Comments welcome!
Happy Posting
Parts of the post were taken from a dear friend of mine "stnrdmail" on RB, as well as a few minor lines from sailbad43. It has been editted & reworded by me & to fit TOS per Matt.
Products & Management
I have been very clear on my opinion of SeaView products, I dont I have voiced them here but on RB, Here is my view:
The marine products are very good, I have a super mini cam, I have no problems with it, I have lots of friends that have the marine products. I beleive the marine division will be a solid contributor to revenue moving forward.
I have some questions on the projections for this division, I have seen some estimates that the marine division will, in the future, bill as much as 40 million. My opinion is marine sales will top at 12 - 15 million a year, MAX , in the next 3-5 years. There is allot of competition in the marine field, I have found over 10 seperate marine camera manufacturer's that have products similiar to the SeaView camera's in price and functionality. I will be happy to post links to them if you like.
SecureView - Now this is a hard one for me, I have been reading the hype on the product for over a year. I have been disapointed in the long delays of the launch, Enough said on that point. When the product finally hits the market, I will wait to hear some feedback from users on the functionality & quality of the product. I do not have enough info on the product to post an opinion, being, It is not yet in retail outlets and readilly available for testing and or opinions from the masses.
Revenue for SecureView has me a little worried, I do not like the estimate of 180,000,000 in sales for the year. First, I dont think it is right the new CEO should have to live up to this unreachable number FOR YEAR 2001, and Second, The product is not out yet in mass quantity, It is not fair to the New Management or the Shareholders to have to rely on this number for a product that has not been in the marketplace in mass yet and we have no real gauge on its acceptance. I would like to see George restate some revenue forecats for Year 2001. He has to live up to them, I think this would be fair to all. Everytime I go the website I see that 180,000,000 number it unnerves me a little.
New Management - I am in 100% favour of it, I think it is a solid step forward. We all know the past problems with the Ex-ceo, I think it will take some time for this group to clear themselves of the funk left behind but it is a good move. My biggest opinion on the New Management "Only Time Will Tell"
Please post comments or opinions!
Happy Posting
tony8
please advise:
"You know they are here for no good reason when they quote and reference A@P in their posts. Everyone knows what A@P and his followers try to do"
Please post your FACTS, I have never mentioned A@P EVER on this board.
"Bashers" Again please post this "Bash" I am guilty of?
BillB\Printmail01? Good cop - Bad Cop? Please advise?
Lets keep to the topic of SEVU?
Happy Posting
Crook...
Here is some more info on the Printmail01 being tossed from RB, I think FG was mistaken? or at the least had taken a post from RB out of context? Here is my reply to FG post:
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=51096
Have a grear day & Happy Posting!
I second that the post should be removed
Listen guys, If you want to "Bash" others personally or Make personal comments take it to RB!
Happy Posting
SORRY BB
I will try to keep on topic in the future. I seemed to spent most of tonight answering posts from you all. I dont seem to see the negative trash you speak of?
As for RB...I have come here to be a legit poster.In reponse to me attacking every long, I must disagree with you, I actually posted to attacks on me the majority of the time.
I look forward to sharing my views on informative SEVU topics, products, sales, PR etc...
Consider this my last post regarding things of a "personal" nature. This post is in repsonse to your post,
Happy Posting
Alrighty then!
I was just looking for you, I do have some issue's with the post that was deleted. I am new here, so No big deal, Im learning.
I will gather some questions and email them to you soon!
Quick question? Can I resubmit my post regarding the PR? I apologize for the play on Rich's name. I assure you it will not happen again. I plan on re-wording it ?
Expect an email soon!
Thanks!
DK76, GOLFNUT, OTHERS
I will rework my opinions on the SEVU PR for all to see later tonight, I guess FG deleted it for some reason?
Does anyone have info on this MATT guy? Is he a moderator?
As, The post stated, The PR was a huge step foward for SEVU, however as all of us know, Many folks will be very critical of them. I hope we can discuss some of the challenges with this particular PR and ways to tighten it up a little.
Happy Posting!