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jonknee on March 5, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Etsy IPO Form S-1

> I'm sure the investors have to be annoyed they basically just transferred their assets to Etsy to sit on and not utilize.

Considering they all stand to make a bundle through the IPO I'm sure the investors are collectively not-annoyed that Etsy hasn't wasted their money.

bbcbasic on March 5, 2015 | [–]

Just depends if the money could have been used for further growth, or not.

kevin_thibedeau on March 5, 2015 | [–]

The only challenge will be timing when the Etsy fad bubble bursts.

cloudwalking on March 6, 2015 | [–]

I think people said the same thing about Ebay.

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