There has been some discussion over the years about whether Sarah Jones was a real person since solicitations to participate in “-your PM Cluster”- sounded very much like another person. Well we just picked up a voicemail on our main line from none other than Sarah Jones (at least that’-s what she said her name was 
) so it seems she does actually exist. Admittedly I had wondered if she was an imaginary friend too, but perhaps this urban legend can finally be put to rest.
– See comment #2 that says that the InTrade PMs on InTrade are “-absurd”-.
– Scroll down there to spot Todd’-s comment.
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Previously: Why did John Delaney shut down TradeSports?
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Previously: The InTrade predicton markets on the viability of InTrade won’-t reveal *ANYTHING* about the future of InTrade.
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Previously: on TradeSports death – on InTrade’-s viability
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Terrified. 
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Here are the screen shots of their posts —-before they get removed.
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Previously: on TradeSports death – on InTrade’-s viability
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Tip via Jason Ruspini
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Previously: on TradeSports death – on InTrade’-s viability
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– InTrade CEO John Delaney has not yet clarified the death of TradeSports and the viability of InTrade. – UPDATE
– Professor George Neumann has not yet responded to Jed Christiansen’-s objections.
– Their upcoming “business development initiatives” will magically generate new, sustainable revenues.
– The CFTC will soon allow InTrade to export its Irish services, legally, to the Americans.
Each of those bets is risky —-and InTrade need to succeed on both fronts. It will be very difficult.
Best of luck to them —-luck is what they will be needed.
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He has offered 2 different explanations.
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EXPLANATION #1: Let’-s blame the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.
We underestimated the difficulties that current and new customers would experience in funding accounts and partly as a result of this we have reluctantly decided to close TradeSports. While we are not hopeful that funding issues may dissipate soon, should they TradeSports will be back and it is therefore an imperative for us to effect and orderly and goodwill preserving closure for you all.
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EXPLANATION #2: In spite of the InTrade-TradeSports splitting (sold to the gullible people since January 1st, 2007), TradeSports is the gambling stigma attached to InTrade. It is good business to get rid of that gambling stigma.
The closure of TradeSports is a good for Intrade as for too long the legacy association of Intrade to TradeSports has been a negative for Intrade for reasons that have been referred to above.
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Chris F. Masse
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Link via Jason Ruspini
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Previously: The InTrade predicton markets on the viability of InTrade won’-t reveal *ANYTHING* about the future of InTrade.
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