Date:    06/20/2000  8:17 PM

Subject: OTCBB Trading

Hello
     
I've been trading stocks for a couple of years now and just found out 
why I don't like trading on the OTCBB. I didn't know that when a stock 
on the OTCBB starts to move upward that the Market Makers start to short
     
the stock to fill orders witch in most cases starts the stock back down 
where as they then buy back the shares to fill the orders witch they 
didn't have shares to fill anyway. Why is this aloud? Doesn't this take 
away from the whole princable of the markets supply and demand! Maybe 
I'm missing something here but if more investors what to buy a stock the
     
share price should go up BUT in doing what they do you get a downward 
trend  even though there is more buyers than sellers.
                                          I guess my point is why is
this aloud all it does is make the Market Makers richer and the investor
     
poorer. Please could you put a stop to this practice.
     
                                    Thank You
     
                 Mike Stratton