Name the TIMES GFY could have made you a MULITMILLIONAIRE? - GoFuckYourself.com

$5 submissions · 07-17-2023, 11:30 PM

Let me start

#1 Battus/Franck telling everyone who would listen on GFY to buy BTC - this was back when BTC was cheaper than the mist rising off a freshly laid cow patty.

#2 A GFY member posting about the IPO of Google and everyone and his dog bum rushing the dude for publicizing a stock that was going to quickly peak and crash and burn

#3 Multiple FB IPO posts and people replying that since Zuck didn't have a mobile monetization strategy and given the huge float and initial valuatoin, FB will be dog shit (In fairness, FB did dip after IPO - see chart below

doeser · 07-17-2023, 11:38 PM

Bought some articles in 2008/2009, just for $100, lately I checked BTC historical stats, would have been 200 Million Dollars if I would have put that $100 there, sounds not realistic but it is.
Now it made me some $'s over time, so it's OK as well.

Oh, and I bought the articles from you/$5 submissions, should have listened to Franck.
;-)

fuzebox · 07-18-2023, 05:44 PM

I don't think it's as black and white as not following investment advice of random posters on GFY. Some people just aren't liquid or are unable to risk an amount that would provide a big yield. The bitcoin example is ridiculous, obviously no one thought this random nerd algorithm used to buy drugs and traffick humans would 1,000,000,000x.

I put as much as I could afford into $FB on day one, and sold after I 2x'd because I needed the money. I don't know how much more I could have put in or how long I could have held it that would have had an impact on my life.

jscott · 07-18-2023, 05:53 PM

Agreed, the BTC example is ridiculous, anyone could have bought, but who would have actually held all these years, thru all the attacks, fear, FUD, etc? Buying at any time is easy part, holding is skilled.

TheLegacy · 07-18-2023, 07:07 PM

The time when I-Bill stocks were on the rise.

Or at trade shows when someone was looking for investors with the idea that if you stuck your dick into a flashlight filled with silicon you'd make millions

Squrr · 07-18-2023, 07:53 PM

Makes me really wish I was around back then, or more specifically old enough to work in the industry back then.

MaDalton · 07-19-2023, 01:55 AM

As mentioned: not sure I would have held onto it. But I do think of Franck occasionally.

But I kind of did well with Apple, I'm up 1200% on them. And I'm not even an Apple User.

Colmike9 · 07-19-2023, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

As mentioned: not sure I would have held onto it. But I do think of Franck occasionally.

But I kind of did well with Apple, I'm up 1200% on them. And I'm not even an Apple User.

In 2005-2007 when I worked there, my boss kept telling me to buy stocks and that Apple was going to go huge, but I didn't believe them..

Mahadeva · 07-19-2023, 10:26 AM

There are GFYers who made literal millions (one I know of at I think 20 million?) from early crypto purchases. If you did any business at all with them, just look up their wallet ID to see if they sold.

I sold a bunch to someone who hasn't sold them yet and they are at 7 figures right now just from what I personally sold them. HODL all the way for them I guess.

fuzebox · 07-19-2023, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Mahadeva

I sold a bunch to someone who hasn't sold them yet and they are at 7 figures right now just from what I personally sold them. HODL all the way for them I guess.

Or they lost the keys

AmateurFlix · 07-19-2023, 11:42 AM

not from this forum but I was referred to an offering for private shares of a new company on some kind of secondary trading market, min buy in was too high for me at the time, $125k so I had to pass.

nonetheless, I did look up the company. it seemed pretty lame at the time, was only available to alumni of a few colleges and looked like a myspace clone.

stupid name too, "thefacebook"

oh well.

Tasty1 · 07-19-2023, 11:54 AM

Bitcoin ofcourse and seeing top domains that where registered much later than i first registered a domain.

Shoplifter · 07-19-2023, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fuzebox

Or they lost the keys

Isn't there a story about BTC flashdrives being given out at some adult convention long ago? They are all worth 7 figures but everyone either lost or didn't bother to note the keys.

stickyfingerz · 07-19-2023, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

Let me start

#1 Battus/Franck telling everyone who would listen on GFY to buy BTC - this was back when BTC was cheaper than the mist rising off a freshly laid cow patty.

#2 A GFY member posting about the IPO of Google and everyone and his dog bum rushing the dude for publicizing a stock that was going to quickly peak and crash and burn

#3 Multiple FB IPO posts and people replying that since Zuck didn't have a mobile monetization strategy and given the huge float and initial valuatoin, FB will be dog shit (In fairness, FB did dip after IPO - see chart below

We all laughed at Franck. Who has done a "networth" on him now? Did he come out of it good?

Colmike9 · 07-19-2023, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz

We all laughed at Franck. Who has done a "networth" on him now? Did he come out of it good?

What if he was just trolling and acting big, but never actually bought/mined any himself?

stickyfingerz · 07-19-2023, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Colmike9

What if he was just trolling and acting big, but never actually bought/mined any himself?

Possible I suppose, but it was so cheap back then no reason to make it up at dollars per btc hehe.

$5 submissions · 07-19-2023, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by doeser

Oh, and I bought the articles from you/$5 submissions, should have listened to Franck.
;-)

Good one!

Mahadeva · 07-20-2023, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by fuzebox

Or they lost the keys

Lol I wouldn't put it past that guy. he's an idiot. But I do see small transactions as recent as two months ago so be clearly has access to it.

Probably bought half a helicopter or some shit.

$5 submissions · 07-23-2023, 02:19 PM

Share your close calls

geirlur · 07-24-2023, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Colmike9

What if he was just trolling and acting big, but never actually bought/mined any himself?

I remember he said he only owned 1 bitcoin back in those threads..

jscott · 07-24-2023, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by geirlur

I remember he said he only owned 1 bitcoin back in those threads..

Revealing balances on a public forum, of anything, is foolish. Franck isn't a fool like that.

Colmike9 · 07-24-2023, 01:30 PM

I remember him making a thread like "I've been doing a lot of research on BTC and my conclusion is: Buy, as much as possible" and that was when BTC was around $100
Then that was the last time I heard from him.

$5 submissions · 07-27-2023, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Colmike9

I remember him making a thread like "I've been doing a lot of research on BTC and my conclusion is: Buy, as much as possible" and that was when BTC was around $100
Then that was the last time I heard from him.

He never logged on after that?

Dead · 07-27-2023, 06:08 AM

I spent all of mine ed on silk

jscott · 07-27-2023, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dead

I spent all of mine ed on silk

404NotFound · 07-27-2023, 08:09 AM

I can't think of a time that GFY could have made me 7 figures, but the early days of the old ynot live chat and some early IRC webmaster channels definitely did.

404NotFound · 07-27-2023, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

He never logged on after that?

I think I remember him logging in when it was around $30k and rubbing it in. I was happy for the guy.

AmeliaG · 07-27-2023, 02:26 PM

Folks posted robust conversations about how to do FHG, popup, and redirect code ... oh wait, I totally appreciated that advice and followed it.

Relevant to why I try to post useful helpful stuff when I can. The back and forth info is part of what makes GFY excellent.

Dead · 07-27-2023, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jscott

whats funny, is the truth

Dead · 07-27-2023, 06:18 PM

And for the record, Frank was never behind coin, he just happened

Dead · 07-27-2023, 06:19 PM

I bought in at 20

Dead · 07-27-2023, 06:27 PM

I just did a simple search on threads dated around that time, interesting to say the least

Dead · 07-27-2023, 06:33 PM

Who the fuk on GFY is not a milliion Air?

NakedWomenTime · 07-28-2023, 02:34 PM

Hindsight is a wonderful thing ... The fact is that tech investing is incredibly hard, for every Google or Facebook, there are probably 1,000 companies that you would have lost money on.

You have to keep focused on new tech that everyone will want. After '98 the internet and mobile phones bought a lot of game changing opportunities, but nevertheless picking the right ones was still pretty difficult.

Tube Ace · 07-28-2023, 06:23 PM

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$5 submissions · 08-01-2023, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NakedWomenTime

Hindsight is a wonderful thing ... The fact is that tech investing is incredibly hard, for every Google or Facebook, there are probably 1,000 companies that you would have lost money on.

You have to keep focused on new tech that everyone will want. After '98 the internet and mobile phones bought a lot of game changing opportunities, but nevertheless picking the right ones was still pretty difficult.

Survivor bias is a bitch. True dat.

pornmasta · 08-01-2023, 02:55 PM

Ecig
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sandman! · 08-01-2023, 03:46 PM

BTC for sure could have bought some at $100 had the spare $$$ just did not do it.

07-18-2023, 05:53 PM	#4
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07-17-2023, 11:30 PM	#1
$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	Name the TIMES GFY could have made you a MULITMILLIONAIRE? Let me start #1 Battus/Franck telling everyone who would listen on GFY to buy BTC - this was back when BTC was cheaper than the mist rising off a freshly laid cow patty. #2 A GFY member posting about the IPO of Google and everyone and his dog bum rushing the dude for publicizing a stock that was going to quickly peak and crash and burn #3 Multiple FB IPO posts and people replying that since Zuck didn't have a mobile monetization strategy and given the huge float and initial valuatoin, FB will be dog shit (In fairness, FB did dip after IPO - see chart below __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

07-17-2023, 11:38 PM	#2
doeser Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: swiss alps Posts: 205	Bought some articles in 2008/2009, just for $100, lately I checked BTC historical stats, would have been 200 Million Dollars if I would have put that $100 there, sounds not realistic but it is. Now it made me some $'s over time, so it's OK as well. Oh, and I bought the articles from you/$5 submissions, should have listened to Franck. ;-)

07-18-2023, 05:44 PM	#3
fuzebox making it rain Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 22,141	I don't think it's as black and white as not following investment advice of random posters on GFY. Some people just aren't liquid or are unable to risk an amount that would provide a big yield. The bitcoin example is ridiculous, obviously no one thought this random nerd algorithm used to buy drugs and traffick humans would 1,000,000,000x. I put as much as I could afford into $FB on day one, and sold after I 2x'd because I needed the money. I don't know how much more I could have put in or how long I could have held it that would have had an impact on my life.

07-19-2023, 10:26 AM	#9
Mahadeva Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 110	There are GFYers who made literal millions (one I know of at I think 20 million?) from early crypto purchases. If you did any business at all with them, just look up their wallet ID to see if they sold. I sold a bunch to someone who hasn't sold them yet and they are at 7 figures right now just from what I personally sold them. HODL all the way for them I guess.

07-19-2023, 11:54 AM	#12
Tasty1 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South-America Posts: 9,504	Bitcoin ofcourse and seeing top domains that where registered much later than i first registered a domain. __________________ everything is fake

07-23-2023, 02:19 PM	#19
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404NotFound So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 238	I can't think of a time that GFY could have made me 7 figures, but the early days of the old ynot live chat and some early IRC webmaster channels definitely did.

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AmeliaG Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10,572	Folks posted robust conversations about how to do FHG, popup, and redirect code ... oh wait, I totally appreciated that advice and followed it. Relevant to why I try to post useful helpful stuff when I can. The back and forth info is part of what makes GFY excellent.

07-27-2023, 06:18 PM	#30
Dead They left the door open Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,556	And for the record, Frank was never behind coin, he just happened

07-27-2023, 06:19 PM	#31
Dead They left the door open Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,556	I bought in at 20

07-27-2023, 06:27 PM	#32
Dead They left the door open Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,556	I just did a simple search on threads dated around that time, interesting to say the least

07-27-2023, 06:33 PM	#33
Dead They left the door open Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,556	Who the fuk on GFY is not a milliion Air?

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