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by SagelyGuru 5133 days ago
Because the stock price people are asked to pay at an IPO (or at any time) is based primarily on projections.

So, 'Mom and Pop' got projections A which made $38 sound like a reasonable price, whereas the big boys got projections B which told them to wait till the price settles on $10.

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'Mom and Pop' got projections A which made $38 sound like a reasonable price

That's only half true. $38 never really looked like a reasonable price.