3D Systems Corp (DDD)

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I remember Gate's early days, those windows rollout delays and some ridicule. But MSFT never dropped to anything like $4. Reality is MSFT was usually a high priced stock despite the lore of Pennyland. Unlike DDD, MSFT did very few acquisitions to inflate numbers. Too, virtually all MSFT shareholders owned MSFT products. They knew Gate's products were useful and real, if sometimes slightly flawed.

MSFT IPO'd in 1986 at $21 per share and rose to well over $100 fairly quickly before splitting for the first of many times. It sometimes topped $150. I strongly favor high priced stocks that target sophisticated long term investors. Most --certainly not all-- scams are in low priced stocks. High priced stocks are more resistant to the type of "games" IHUB players complain about.

3D's high price attracted my attention last year. But I quickly noticed how 3D printing was being hyped like penny garbage. This would be a very dangerous stock to average down on.