“Marked down as someone wanting to sell shares.” What does that mean?
A few years ago I and a few friends created a company based on the web. During the raising funds period, we got a plan for $500,000 for 20% and we got investors. The last news about investors that I have refers to 2017: the investor got 15% for 180k (about 0.50 per share). Since that time I was out of the game and I had no news about the company.
I now want to sell my shares so I asked them to sell my shares and their answer was:
We have you marked down as someone wanting to sell their shares.
What does it mean?
In the last 2 years, profit and loss balance is negative (-140K) but they expect some changes this year.
What do I need to calculate the share value?
Thanks for any suggestion.
investing shares selling private-company
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A few years ago I and a few friends created a company based on the web. During the raising funds period, we got a plan for $500,000 for 20% and we got investors. The last news about investors that I have refers to 2017: the investor got 15% for 180k (about 0.50 per share). Since that time I was out of the game and I had no news about the company.
I now want to sell my shares so I asked them to sell my shares and their answer was:
We have you marked down as someone wanting to sell their shares.
What does it mean?
In the last 2 years, profit and loss balance is negative (-140K) but they expect some changes this year.
What do I need to calculate the share value?
Thanks for any suggestion.
investing shares selling private-company
edited 6 hours ago
Chris W. Rea
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This isn't enough information. Did you ask the company itself to help you sell shares? Is the company private or public? I'm guessing that you have equity in a private company and you are showing interest in selling the shares back to the company or maybe in some internal secondary market.
– Brian R
8 hours ago
2
Sounds like a private or employee-owned company. Is this the case?
– Patrick Tucci
8 hours ago
@PatrickTucci Yes, it's a private company. I worked for them the first year and I got shares.
– Uncoke
8 hours ago
5
It means that at the moment, there is no one willing to buy your share of the company.
– chepner
8 hours ago
1
The share price is whatever somebody is willing to pay. That is just as true for Apple and Amazon as for your private company. The share value is impossible to guess without a lot more information about the company, but don't forget that one way to decide which shares to trade is to compare the (estimated) value with the price and "buy cheap, sell dear". If there are no buyers and no prospect of any in future, your shareholding is effectively worthless.
– alephzero
4 hours ago
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A few years ago I and a few friends created a company based on the web. During the raising funds period, we got a plan for $500,000 for 20% and we got investors. The last news about investors that I have refers to 2017: the investor got 15% for 180k (about 0.50 per share). Since that time I was out of the game and I had no news about the company.
I now want to sell my shares so I asked them to sell my shares and their answer was:
We have you marked down as someone wanting to sell their shares.
What does it mean?
In the last 2 years, profit and loss balance is negative (-140K) but they expect some changes this year.
What do I need to calculate the share value?
Thanks for any suggestion.
investing shares selling private-company
edited 6 hours ago
Chris W. Rea
26.6k1587174
asked 9 hours ago
UncokeUncoke
1997
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A few years ago I and a few friends created a company based on the web. During the raising funds period, we got a plan for $500,000 for 20% and we got investors. The last news about investors that I have refers to 2017: the investor got 15% for 180k (about 0.50 per share). Since that time I was out of the game and I had no news about the company.
I now want to sell my shares so I asked them to sell my shares and their answer was:
We have you marked down as someone wanting to sell their shares.
What does it mean?
In the last 2 years, profit and loss balance is negative (-140K) but they expect some changes this year.
What do I need to calculate the share value?
Thanks for any suggestion.
investing shares selling private-company
investing shares selling private-company
edited 6 hours ago
Chris W. Rea
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asked 9 hours ago
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edited 6 hours ago
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edited 6 hours ago
Chris W. Rea
26.6k1587174
edited 6 hours ago
Chris W. Rea
26.6k1587174
edited 6 hours ago
Chris W. Rea
26.6k1587174
26.6k1587174
asked 9 hours ago
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1997
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This isn't enough information. Did you ask the company itself to help you sell shares? Is the company private or public? I'm guessing that you have equity in a private company and you are showing interest in selling the shares back to the company or maybe in some internal secondary market.
– Brian R
8 hours ago
2
Sounds like a private or employee-owned company. Is this the case?
– Patrick Tucci
8 hours ago
@PatrickTucci Yes, it's a private company. I worked for them the first year and I got shares.
– Uncoke
8 hours ago
5
It means that at the moment, there is no one willing to buy your share of the company.
– chepner
8 hours ago
1
The share price is whatever somebody is willing to pay. That is just as true for Apple and Amazon as for your private company. The share value is impossible to guess without a lot more information about the company, but don't forget that one way to decide which shares to trade is to compare the (estimated) value with the price and "buy cheap, sell dear". If there are no buyers and no prospect of any in future, your shareholding is effectively worthless.
– alephzero
4 hours ago
add a comment |
2
This isn't enough information. Did you ask the company itself to help you sell shares? Is the company private or public? I'm guessing that you have equity in a private company and you are showing interest in selling the shares back to the company or maybe in some internal secondary market.
– Brian R
8 hours ago
2
Sounds like a private or employee-owned company. Is this the case?
– Patrick Tucci
8 hours ago
@PatrickTucci Yes, it's a private company. I worked for them the first year and I got shares.
– Uncoke
8 hours ago
5
It means that at the moment, there is no one willing to buy your share of the company.
– chepner
8 hours ago
1
The share price is whatever somebody is willing to pay. That is just as true for Apple and Amazon as for your private company. The share value is impossible to guess without a lot more information about the company, but don't forget that one way to decide which shares to trade is to compare the (estimated) value with the price and "buy cheap, sell dear". If there are no buyers and no prospect of any in future, your shareholding is effectively worthless.
– alephzero
4 hours ago
2
2
This isn't enough information. Did you ask the company itself to help you sell shares? Is the company private or public? I'm guessing that you have equity in a private company and you are showing interest in selling the shares back to the company or maybe in some internal secondary market.
– Brian R
8 hours ago
This isn't enough information. Did you ask the company itself to help you sell shares? Is the company private or public? I'm guessing that you have equity in a private company and you are showing interest in selling the shares back to the company or maybe in some internal secondary market.
– Brian R
8 hours ago
2
2
Sounds like a private or employee-owned company. Is this the case?
– Patrick Tucci
8 hours ago
Sounds like a private or employee-owned company. Is this the case?
– Patrick Tucci
8 hours ago
@PatrickTucci Yes, it's a private company. I worked for them the first year and I got shares.
– Uncoke
8 hours ago
@PatrickTucci Yes, it's a private company. I worked for them the first year and I got shares.
– Uncoke
8 hours ago
5
5
It means that at the moment, there is no one willing to buy your share of the company.
– chepner
8 hours ago
It means that at the moment, there is no one willing to buy your share of the company.
– chepner
8 hours ago
1
1
The share price is whatever somebody is willing to pay. That is just as true for Apple and Amazon as for your private company. The share value is impossible to guess without a lot more information about the company, but don't forget that one way to decide which shares to trade is to compare the (estimated) value with the price and "buy cheap, sell dear". If there are no buyers and no prospect of any in future, your shareholding is effectively worthless.
– alephzero
4 hours ago
The share price is whatever somebody is willing to pay. That is just as true for Apple and Amazon as for your private company. The share value is impossible to guess without a lot more information about the company, but don't forget that one way to decide which shares to trade is to compare the (estimated) value with the price and "buy cheap, sell dear". If there are no buyers and no prospect of any in future, your shareholding is effectively worthless.
– alephzero
4 hours ago
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Private companies don't have liquid secondary markets. There are no identified buyers of your shares. The next time there's a fund raising round at the company they will include some or all of your shares in the transaction at whatever valuation is being used for the transaction.
What you need to calculate the value of the shares is a buyer for your shares.
answered 7 hours ago
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Thanks, it makes sense.
– Uncoke
7 hours ago
No problem, I have no idea why your question would be downvoted...
– quid
7 hours ago
@Uncoke You can also contact secondary markets such as EquityZen and SharesPost. Just be warned that they will generally not give you much help (beyond giving you their guess at the cap table) figuring out what price you should sell for and your buyer might have inside information.
– David Schwartz
2 hours ago
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Private companies don't have liquid secondary markets. There are no identified buyers of your shares. The next time there's a fund raising round at the company they will include some or all of your shares in the transaction at whatever valuation is being used for the transaction.
What you need to calculate the value of the shares is a buyer for your shares.
answered 7 hours ago
quidquid
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Thanks, it makes sense.
– Uncoke
7 hours ago
No problem, I have no idea why your question would be downvoted...
– quid
7 hours ago
@Uncoke You can also contact secondary markets such as EquityZen and SharesPost. Just be warned that they will generally not give you much help (beyond giving you their guess at the cap table) figuring out what price you should sell for and your buyer might have inside information.
– David Schwartz
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Private companies don't have liquid secondary markets. There are no identified buyers of your shares. The next time there's a fund raising round at the company they will include some or all of your shares in the transaction at whatever valuation is being used for the transaction.
What you need to calculate the value of the shares is a buyer for your shares.
answered 7 hours ago
quidquid
37.5k870123
Thanks, it makes sense.
– Uncoke
7 hours ago
No problem, I have no idea why your question would be downvoted...
– quid
7 hours ago
@Uncoke You can also contact secondary markets such as EquityZen and SharesPost. Just be warned that they will generally not give you much help (beyond giving you their guess at the cap table) figuring out what price you should sell for and your buyer might have inside information.
– David Schwartz
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Private companies don't have liquid secondary markets. There are no identified buyers of your shares. The next time there's a fund raising round at the company they will include some or all of your shares in the transaction at whatever valuation is being used for the transaction.
What you need to calculate the value of the shares is a buyer for your shares.
answered 7 hours ago
quidquid
37.5k870123
Private companies don't have liquid secondary markets. There are no identified buyers of your shares. The next time there's a fund raising round at the company they will include some or all of your shares in the transaction at whatever valuation is being used for the transaction.
What you need to calculate the value of the shares is a buyer for your shares.
answered 7 hours ago
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Thanks, it makes sense.
– Uncoke
7 hours ago
No problem, I have no idea why your question would be downvoted...
– quid
7 hours ago
@Uncoke You can also contact secondary markets such as EquityZen and SharesPost. Just be warned that they will generally not give you much help (beyond giving you their guess at the cap table) figuring out what price you should sell for and your buyer might have inside information.
– David Schwartz
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Thanks, it makes sense.
– Uncoke
7 hours ago
No problem, I have no idea why your question would be downvoted...
– quid
7 hours ago
@Uncoke You can also contact secondary markets such as EquityZen and SharesPost. Just be warned that they will generally not give you much help (beyond giving you their guess at the cap table) figuring out what price you should sell for and your buyer might have inside information.
– David Schwartz
2 hours ago
Thanks, it makes sense.
– Uncoke
7 hours ago
Thanks, it makes sense.
– Uncoke
7 hours ago
No problem, I have no idea why your question would be downvoted...
– quid
7 hours ago
No problem, I have no idea why your question would be downvoted...
– quid
7 hours ago
@Uncoke You can also contact secondary markets such as EquityZen and SharesPost. Just be warned that they will generally not give you much help (beyond giving you their guess at the cap table) figuring out what price you should sell for and your buyer might have inside information.
– David Schwartz
2 hours ago
@Uncoke You can also contact secondary markets such as EquityZen and SharesPost. Just be warned that they will generally not give you much help (beyond giving you their guess at the cap table) figuring out what price you should sell for and your buyer might have inside information.
– David Schwartz
2 hours ago
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This isn't enough information. Did you ask the company itself to help you sell shares? Is the company private or public? I'm guessing that you have equity in a private company and you are showing interest in selling the shares back to the company or maybe in some internal secondary market.
– Brian R
8 hours ago
2
Sounds like a private or employee-owned company. Is this the case?
– Patrick Tucci
8 hours ago
@PatrickTucci Yes, it's a private company. I worked for them the first year and I got shares.
– Uncoke
8 hours ago
5
It means that at the moment, there is no one willing to buy your share of the company.
– chepner
8 hours ago
1
The share price is whatever somebody is willing to pay. That is just as true for Apple and Amazon as for your private company. The share value is impossible to guess without a lot more information about the company, but don't forget that one way to decide which shares to trade is to compare the (estimated) value with the price and "buy cheap, sell dear". If there are no buyers and no prospect of any in future, your shareholding is effectively worthless.
– alephzero
4 hours ago