As soon as I heard this GS buy-in to Facebook, what came to mind? Pump and Dump. We can all see that Facebook's earnings don't justify a $50b valuation any ti

As soon as I heard this GS buy-in to Facebook, what came to mind? Pump and Dump. We can all see that Facebook's earnings don't justify a $50b valuation any time soon, so to buy in at that valuation looks like a very brave long-term investment. Yet GS have got huge publicity from the deal and, as long as they can sell a good number of their shares, they make money regardless - they win, their investors carry the can. This whole deal is no better than the spam stock tips I used to get every morning from some unknown address.