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borked · 01-07-2009, 11:36 AM

German billionaire Adolf Merckle.

Estimated last year to have personal wealth of $9.2bn

Made some shit moves on the stock market, ran up massive debts.

Throws himself on train track, leaving behing 4 children, selfish bastard

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7814257.stm

DaddyHalbucks · 01-07-2009, 11:48 AM

People do strange things for money. It's sad he valued his own life so little..

V_RocKs · 01-07-2009, 12:17 PM

Crazy shit... Look at Donald Trump... Same shit only he went back and built the empire again. These people are taking the pussy way out.

LauraLee · 01-07-2009, 12:19 PM

He is a selfish prick. Leave the mess for your family. Pathetic.

borked · 01-07-2009, 01:24 PM

just realised the title is totally fucked!!!
riches to rags dumb fuck

2012 · 01-07-2009, 01:26 PM

what a dick head

tony286 · 01-07-2009, 01:30 PM

Yeah what a weak guy. look at the guy who started macys:
His father was a shopkeeper in Nantucket, but Rowland H. Macy left home at the age of 15 to sail the Atlantic with whale hunters. Returning to Massachusetts four years later, he worked for several years in his father's shop before opened his own needle-and-thread store in Boston in 1844, but it was soon bankrupt. Macy began selling dry goods in 1846, but this store also failed. He briefly worked in his brother-in-law's Boston shop, then fled to California in the 1849 gold rush. Finding no wealth out west, he returned to Massachusetts and opened a dry goods store in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1851, in partnership with his brother. This store was a modest success, but in 1858 Macy left Haverhill and opened a small store of his own in a low-rent neighborhood in New York City.

In New York, Macy's store became known for its then-innovative policy of clearly marking prices (instead of haggling with customers), and advertising those prices in lively newspaper ads. He employed the first in-store Santa Claus, and had a major hand in recreating Christmas in America as a retail as much as a religious event. Shrewd with public relations, Macy made sure reporters knew when he promoted of a saleswoman, Margaret Getchell, to store manager in 1866, making her the first woman to hold an executive post with a major American retailer. By the time of his death in 1877, Macy's store had grown to a tangle of eleven connected buildings on New York's 13th and 14th Streets. The red star in the Macy's logo was Mr Macy's idea, inspired by a red-star tattoo on his forearm from his whaling days.

Vicious_B · 01-07-2009, 01:39 PM

I feel for his family.

firecracker · 01-07-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony404

Yeah what a weak guy. look at the guy who started macys:
His father was a shopkeeper in Nantucket, but Rowland H. Macy left home at the age of 15 to sail the Atlantic with whale hunters. Returning to Massachusetts four years later, he worked for several years in his father's shop before opened his own needle-and-thread store in Boston in 1844, but it was soon bankrupt. Macy began selling dry goods in 1846, but this store also failed. He briefly worked in his brother-in-law's Boston shop, then fled to California in the 1849 gold rush. Finding no wealth out west, he returned to Massachusetts and opened a dry goods store in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1851, in partnership with his brother. This store was a modest success, but in 1858 Macy left Haverhill and opened a small store of his own in a low-rent neighborhood in New York City.

In New York, Macy's store became known for its then-innovative policy of clearly marking prices (instead of haggling with customers), and advertising those prices in lively newspaper ads. He employed the first in-store Santa Claus, and had a major hand in recreating Christmas in America as a retail as much as a religious event. Shrewd with public relations, Macy made sure reporters knew when he promoted of a saleswoman, Margaret Getchell, to store manager in 1866, making her the first woman to hold an executive post with a major American retailer. By the time of his death in 1877, Macy's store had grown to a tangle of eleven connected buildings on New York's 13th and 14th Streets. The red star in the Macy's logo was Mr Macy's idea, inspired by a red-star tattoo on his forearm from his whaling days.

Its inspiring, and I love the tattoo bit. I'll never think of their logo the same ever again.

Drake · 01-07-2009, 04:35 PM

I don't get it. One of his companies lost $535 million, yet he's a billionaire and has many billions still, but he commits suicide anyway? Maybe I'm missing something or there is more to the story.

DateDoc · 01-07-2009, 04:38 PM

Rags to riches? Most of his wealth was inherited.

Massive debts? Maybe to most people but half a billion in debt isn't that bad compared to what he was worth.

The saddest part? His company received the financing it needed to stay afloat 2 days after his suicide.

DateDoc · 01-07-2009, 04:40 PM

Double Post

borked · 01-07-2009, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DateDoc

Rags to riches? Most of his wealth was inherited.

Massive debts? Maybe to most people but half a billion in debt isn't that bad compared to what he was worth.

The saddest part? His company received the financing it needed to stay afloat 2 days after his suicide.

Quote:

Originally Posted by borked

just realised the title is totally fucked!!!
riches to rags dumb fuck

but yeah - exactly on the saddest part - the idiot gave up too quickly

collegeboobies · 01-07-2009, 04:47 PM

Thats every rich mans story

Jman · 01-07-2009, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony404

Yeah what a weak guy. look at the guy who started macys:
His father was a shopkeeper in Nantucket, but Rowland H. Macy left home at the age of 15 to sail the Atlantic with whale hunters. Returning to Massachusetts four years later, he worked for several years in his father's shop before opened his own needle-and-thread store in Boston in 1844, but it was soon bankrupt. Macy began selling dry goods in 1846, but this store also failed. He briefly worked in his brother-in-law's Boston shop, then fled to California in the 1849 gold rush. Finding no wealth out west, he returned to Massachusetts and opened a dry goods store in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1851, in partnership with his brother. This store was a modest success, but in 1858 Macy left Haverhill and opened a small store of his own in a low-rent neighborhood in New York City.

In New York, Macy's store became known for its then-innovative policy of clearly marking prices (instead of haggling with customers), and advertising those prices in lively newspaper ads. He employed the first in-store Santa Claus, and had a major hand in recreating Christmas in America as a retail as much as a religious event. Shrewd with public relations, Macy made sure reporters knew when he promoted of a saleswoman, Margaret Getchell, to store manager in 1866, making her the first woman to hold an executive post with a major American retailer. By the time of his death in 1877, Macy's store had grown to a tangle of eleven connected buildings on New York's 13th and 14th Streets. The red star in the Macy's logo was Mr Macy's idea, inspired by a red-star tattoo on his forearm from his whaling days.

Very great read Tony... thanks

DollarKing · 01-07-2009, 07:19 PM

The thought of losing that 500 odd million was too much to bear despite having many more millions. Its another world for some!

st0ned · 01-07-2009, 09:14 PM

Definitely a coward. How a parent can selfishly commit suicide is beyond me. Boo hoo life is fucking though, get over it, you have children who depend on you.

Insomniak · 01-07-2009, 09:14 PM

Sad when people only care about money.

spacedog · 01-07-2009, 09:17 PM

what a dumbass

DannysReviews|com · 01-07-2009, 09:18 PM

Fuck him. Pussy.

tranza · 01-07-2009, 09:25 PM

Wow, that's just sad...

01-07-2009, 11:36 AM	#1
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	From rags to riches to death German billionaire Adolf Merckle. Estimated last year to have personal wealth of $9.2bn Made some shit moves on the stock market, ran up massive debts. Throws himself on train track, leaving behing 4 children, selfish bastard http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7814257.stm __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	Yeah what a weak guy. look at the guy who started macys: His father was a shopkeeper in Nantucket, but Rowland H. Macy left home at the age of 15 to sail the Atlantic with whale hunters. Returning to Massachusetts four years later, he worked for several years in his father's shop before opened his own needle-and-thread store in Boston in 1844, but it was soon bankrupt. Macy began selling dry goods in 1846, but this store also failed. He briefly worked in his brother-in-law's Boston shop, then fled to California in the 1849 gold rush. Finding no wealth out west, he returned to Massachusetts and opened a dry goods store in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1851, in partnership with his brother. This store was a modest success, but in 1858 Macy left Haverhill and opened a small store of his own in a low-rent neighborhood in New York City. In New York, Macy's store became known for its then-innovative policy of clearly marking prices (instead of haggling with customers), and advertising those prices in lively newspaper ads. He employed the first in-store Santa Claus, and had a major hand in recreating Christmas in America as a retail as much as a religious event. Shrewd with public relations, Macy made sure reporters knew when he promoted of a saleswoman, Margaret Getchell, to store manager in 1866, making her the first woman to hold an executive post with a major American retailer. By the time of his death in 1877, Macy's store had grown to a tangle of eleven connected buildings on New York's 13th and 14th Streets. The red star in the Macy's logo was Mr Macy's idea, inspired by a red-star tattoo on his forearm from his whaling days.

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Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	I don't get it. One of his companies lost $535 million, yet he's a billionaire and has many billions still, but he commits suicide anyway? Maybe I'm missing something or there is more to the story.

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DateDoc Outside looking in. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: To Hell You Ride Posts: 14,243	Rags to riches? Most of his wealth was inherited. Massive debts? Maybe to most people but half a billion in debt isn't that bad compared to what he was worth. The saddest part? His company received the financing it needed to stay afloat 2 days after his suicide. __________________

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