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		SriniK on Oct 11, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook, Zynga Impose Fees on Private Sales of Sh... That sounds like a lot of risk from the investors' point of view. I know these companies are awesome and good but should we be worried about god knows who is doing what trade. If these are not bound by rules, it is so easy to rig the stock price.

d2viant on Oct 12, 2010 [–]

You're right, there is a lot of risk, which is why you have to be an accredited investor in order to take part in such a transaction.

tptacek on Oct 12, 2010 | [–]

There's a lot more risk from the company's point of view in this case than from the investor's.

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