Monkey business.

Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he
would buy monkeys for Rs10.
The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and
started catching them.
The man bought thousands at Rs.10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers
stopped their effort.
He further announced that he would now buyat Rs.20. This renewed the efforts of the
villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The
offer rate increased to Rs.25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an
effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go
to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy onbehalf of him.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told thevillagers. Look at all these monkeys in the
big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man
returns from the city, you can sell it tohim for Rs.50.”
The villagers squeezed up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !
Welcome to the “Stock” Market!!!!!

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Sidath wrote:Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he
would buy monkeys for Rs10.
The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and
started catching them.
The man bought thousands at Rs.10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers
stopped their effort.
He further announced that he would now buyat Rs.20. This renewed the efforts of the
villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The
offer rate increased to Rs.25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an
effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go
to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy onbehalf of him.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told thevillagers. Look at all these monkeys in the
big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man
returns from the city, you can sell it tohim for Rs.50.”
The villagers squeezed up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !
Welcome to the “Stock” Market!!!!!

People only seems to realize this when market going down! Quite strange in indeed! Well I guess the people in the village who bought those monkeys only realize they buyer is not coming when the assistant has run away !

PS:- Not directly directed at original poster btw

Rajitha wrote:

Sidath wrote:Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he
would buy monkeys for Rs10.
The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and
started catching them.
The man bought thousands at Rs.10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers
stopped their effort.
He further announced that he would now buyat Rs.20. This renewed the efforts of the
villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The
offer rate increased to Rs.25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an
effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go
to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy onbehalf of him.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told thevillagers. Look at all these monkeys in the
big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man
returns from the city, you can sell it tohim for Rs.50.”
The villagers squeezed up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !
Welcome to the “Stock” Market!!!!!

People only seems to realize this when market going down! Quite strange in indeed! Well I guess the people in the village who bought those monkeys only realize they buyer is not coming when the assistant has run away !

PS:- Not directly directed at original poster btw

continued .....!!!! there were some intelligent people in that village and they also collected honkies with the parallel of the buyer and they also sold at 35 with the announcement of 50 and they move to town lived happily

Universalgoal wrote:

Rajitha wrote:

Sidath wrote:Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he
would buy monkeys for Rs10.
The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and
started catching them.
The man bought thousands at Rs.10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers
stopped their effort.
He further announced that he would now buyat Rs.20. This renewed the efforts of the
villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The
offer rate increased to Rs.25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an
effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go
to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy onbehalf of him.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told thevillagers. Look at all these monkeys in the
big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man
returns from the city, you can sell it tohim for Rs.50.”
The villagers squeezed up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !
Welcome to the “Stock” Market!!!!!

People only seems to realize this when market going down! Quite strange in indeed! Well I guess the people in the village who bought those monkeys only realize they buyer is not coming when the assistant has run away !

PS:- Not directly directed at original poster btw

continued .....!!!! there were some intelligent people in that village and they also collected honkies with the parallel of the buyer and they also sold at 35 with the announcement of 50 and they move to town lived happily

continued .... some villagers are looking at other potential animals before buyers coming.

Sidath wrote:Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he
would buy monkeys for Rs10.
The villagers seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and
started catching them.
The man bought thousands at Rs.10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers
stopped their effort.
He further announced that he would now buyat Rs.20. This renewed the efforts of the
villagers and they started catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The
offer rate increased to Rs.25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an
effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs50! However, since he had to go
to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy onbehalf of him.
In the absence of the man, the assistant told thevillagers. Look at all these monkeys in the
big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs35 and when the man
returns from the city, you can sell it tohim for Rs.50.”
The villagers squeezed up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man nor his assistant, only monkeys everywhere!! !
Welcome to the “Stock” Market!!!!!

Once upon a time I heard the same story in this forum.
However thanks for reminding the story again bro...

meanwhile I'm looking for a banana