Take your last line, not exactly, for as part of the stock part, totally separate from the physical sales part, as he can still make money from it, even now.
Apparently Mark is good at doing things when he isn't even trying, because make no mistake, every shareholder got screwed. ( Except Mark and his preferred shares of course)
Not dishonest...hmmm-did he ask for shareholder approval for this split-NO. most longs that have seen there money dwindle took the tax loss others have not much more to lose. Once the printing machine comes out after the split the rest of you will be gone,at that point you will look back at what you could have sold for-something is better than nothing. Still own around 22 mill shares here,missed out selling the rest of my shares @.0002 oh well. I do have a tax loss for the next 50 years,it is my fault thinking that this was up and up.