Matisse Share Discussion Threads

[keith143] 20/9/2005 10:01

so why MEQ is not rising that much as per MAT is 52% up...?? my mean to say is it worth to buy MEQ or MAT is good to buy any suggestion please LORD??

[lord santafe] 20/9/2005 09:58

At least MEQ owns a portfolio, valued at twice their current market cap, going by current prices. MAT do not even own that.

[double6] 20/9/2005 09:53

NO ASSETS - NO BUSINESS - NO REASON FOR RISE ??

[lord santafe] 20/9/2005 09:48

try MEQ, look at their results. They own a stake in a MAT.

[keith143] 20/9/2005 09:47

what is xo means?? and any one know why its flyiiiinnggg??

[double6] 20/9/2005 09:39

Lord Santafe ?

[babykitcat] 15/9/2005 11:51

double6?.
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[babykitcat] 12/8/2005 14:53

02074862240
IVE BEEN TRYING ALL DAY AND NO ANSWER !!
IM BACK 2 SQUARE ONE IF ANY ONE ELSE WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO KEEP ME POSTED MANY THANKS
BKC

[aim man] 11/8/2005 23:10

Babykitcat,perhaps if you have time you can ring the company and find out if the reverse takeover will be this year,all I get is everything is still positive.That was a few months back.

[babykitcat] 11/8/2005 16:17

can any 1 fill me in on these and whats going on i brought in jan 04 @ 8p im £££££ down at the moment would any 1 be so kind as to give me the run down please?

[responsible lad] 01/8/2005 23:48

wont be long before double6 purchases a few here.

[sambuca] 29/7/2005 20:01

Hi Aim Man
Berkley Wyatt contacted me and tried to sell me 20,000 MAT @ 16.5p ps
when I said I wasnt interested they said would I be interested in a share they shouldnt tell me about because it was only for privelidged customers I said I might be! they told me of MEQ @ 8p ps. You told me that they gave you (VTB)WTV @ 4p ps
For round figures that shows a loss of 96% on MAT
97% on MEQ and 78% on WTV
I dont Know how much you have invested in any of these companies but CSB would have had to make a very good profit to cover the percentage of loss that the other companies have made.
If your happy with investing your hard earned with them by all means carry on but do be careful magazines like Money Week dont print articles like that for no reason.

NB
Did you ever look into VTI which I recommended you to look at.

Good health

Sam

[aim man] 29/7/2005 14:56

I Find Berkeley Wyatt very helpful whose brokers are Klein holdings,THEY SOLD ME csb AT 19P and I recently sold out with no problem at all,they often see a management presentation before they purchase a large quantatity of shares,so can give investors an insight into the future of the company.Hopefully only a matter of time before Matisse reverses into another company,obviously taken too long so far.

[sambuca] 28/7/2005 14:59

Taken from last weeks Money Week magazine
does it ring any bells

It is quite long but very interesting reading.

Beware the brokers out to steal your cash.

Where do these scams come from?

From so called boiler rooms, an illegal offshore dealing rom, often located in Spain ,Switzerland or the US, where highly motivated sales people cold call UK investors to try to convince them to buy shares in foreignm or UK companies.
Generally the shares turn out to be non existent or worth much less than the victims pay for them, as well as being almost impossible to sell anyway as you tend to get no proof of ownership in return for your money. These nasty outfits are known as boiler rooms because of the heat generated by the frenetic enviroment the sales forces work in, and the high pressure sales tactics they use.

How does the scam usually work?

There are several types. Firms can pose as "discount brokers" for example, claiming they can sell you shares on the cheap. Instead they aim to get investors into smalll illiquid firms at way above the market price. The scammers sometimes buy into a stock to give the price an artificial boost, so they show potential investors how the share price has just shot up. One refinement on this says the FSAs Steve Kemp is for the boiler rooms to sell "regulation S" shares in US companies. These are shares that can be sold to non US residents without the obligation to provide them with a prospectus, but unlike ordinary shares you cannot sell them for 12 months after purchase. So even while the boiler rooms pump up the prices to keep people buying, the victims can never actually sell into the rising price.

What other kinds of scam are there?

In one type of boiler room scam - in effect, a version of "advance fee" fraud - a scammer calls shareholders in small UK firms, apparently on behalf of a big US client. He says he is working for a client who is trying to buy up enough shares to gain a controlling stake in a UK firm, and is prepared to pay a premium of more than twice the the going rate per share. Once the deal is agreed, he explains that the client needs to take out a "bond" to hedge against the risk of failing to buy up enough shares. The UK investor is asked to contribute a proportion of the cost - running to several thousand pounds - to be paid once the sale has gone through. The same scammers have also recently started to target companies. The FSA has warned of a new trend for boiler room operations to offer to raise cash by selling new shares on berhalf of small UK businesses. Once agreed, the boiler room then sells the shares to its usual victims at much higher than the agreed price and banks the bulk of the proceeds before disappearing.

Who falls for boiler room cons?

The typical victim is is a middle aged proffesional male with investment experience. They are often people who have had their fingers burnt before on high risk investments but who decide to make good with one big throw of the dice. Boiler rooms identify their potential victims by scouring business directories and publicly available registers of shareholders, particularly in small companies. They might also acquire consumer databases such as lists of subscribers to finacialmagazines and use these. Under UK law financial services firms arent allowed to cold call customers without permission. But boiler rooms often get round this - and at the same time gain trust and credibility in the mind of the victim - by setting up as brokers offering ultra low dealing charges or sending you free reports on companies they know you hold shares in. When you agree to receive this kind of service and provide contact details, the small print will include your agreement for the boiler room to contact you in the future. You can then expect to be bombarded with calls from highly articulate, convincing and focused salesmen, working to a finely tuned script.

How do I tell if an approach is a scam ?

You can check the list of known dodgy outfits on the FSAs website @ www.fsa.gov.uk But boiler rooms necessarily change their names frequently, so any list is unlikely to be fully up to date. A good rule of thumb obvious and yet all too easily forgotten in the heat of the moment " If it looks too good to be true then it almost certainly is. Be wary of unsolicited offers by telephone or post , especially if the company concerned uses a PO box rather than a street address, or is not using a reputable UK bank. If a salesman tries to rush you into a decision, wants your bank details or any kind of upfront fee to guarantee you a piece of the action its not for you.
Finally if you do get caught out, be doubly wary of getting hit by the so called "recovery room" operation. Boiler room victims sometime get called by people promising to get their money back by taking over the shares they got stuck with. Normally this requires an upfront fee and is just an extension of the original con.

Hope this is of help to any one who was sold shares in this company by "Klein hodings" or the such like

Sam

[responsible lad] 30/6/2005 20:31

Well actually if you got in yesterday you would of been in profit. I actually think MAT is cheap, but I am just gutted I had no money to take advantage of the price.

Anyway double6, good luck mate, hopefully we will be back in shares together soon.

[double6] 30/6/2005 20:02

RL - LOL - No way mate !

[responsible lad] 30/6/2005 19:20

double6, stop buying the price up all the time.

[responsible lad] 01/6/2005 09:45

Why all the buys today?.

[aim man] 23/2/2005 15:39

Sunshine57 spoke to the company today,they are looking at something,sounded positive,just a matter of time hopefully.

[aim man] 09/2/2005 21:52

Your deadright Sunshine,my average is about 3.7p,all i get from my broker is that they are looking at two companies at the moment,if you can tell me a no for the company, I will try to give them a call to find out if things are on track!!

[sunshine57] 05/2/2005 15:01

Hey, aim man, you still holding this boring stock? I reckon we must have been the only suckers out there to buy this one...not that I made much of an investment thank God! One could truly die of bordom with MAT...

[sunshine57] 18/1/2005 10:15

I reckon we shouldn't hold our breath while waiting for news on this one!

[aim man] 09/1/2005 21:57

All I know from my broker something is happening,one would have thought by end of the month.