NETBANK INC
SC 13G, 2000-05-22
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

             Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No.  )*

                                  NetBank, Inc.
                                 (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    640933107
                                  (CUSIP Number)

                                  May 11, 2000
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

     Check  the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant  to  which  this
Schedule is filed:

     / /  Rule 13d-1(b)
     /X/  Rule 13d-1(c)
     / /  Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for   any   subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would   alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to  be  "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the  Act
but  shall  be  subject  to all other provisions of the Act  (however,  see  the
Notes).

**The  total  number  of  shares  reported herein  is  1,787,778  shares,  which
constitutes  approximately  5.8%  of  the  30,765,710  shares  of  Stock  deemed
outstanding  pursuant  to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the  Act.  Unless  otherwise
stated,  all  ownership  percentages set forth  herein  assume  that  there  are
29,977,932 shares outstanding.















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CUSIP No. 640933107

1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                        (a) / /

                                                        (b) / /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas

               5.   Sole Voting Power:  1,000,000 (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   6.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      7.   Sole Dispositive Power: 1,000,000 (1)
Person
With
               8.   Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     1,787,778 (2)(3)

10.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
                                                            / /

11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 5.8% (4)

12.  Type of Reporting Person: PN
- --------------
(1)  The shares were purchased by Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. for and on behalf  of
     R2   Investments  LDC  pursuant  to  an  Investment  Management  Agreement.
     Pursuant  to such Agreement, Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. has sole  voting  and
     dispositive power over such shares and R2 Investments LDC has no beneficial
     ownership of such shares.
(2)  Includes 787,778 shares obtainable upon conversion of $28,100,000 principal
     amount of the Issuer's 4-3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2004  (the
     "Bonds").
(3)  The  Bonds were purchased by Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. for and on behalf  of
     R2  Investments  LDC pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement.   Upon
     conversion  of  the  Bonds,  Amalgamated Gadget,  L.P.,  pursuant  to  such
     Agreement,  will  have sole voting and dispositive power  over  the  shares
     obtainable  thereby  and  R2  Investments,  LDC  will  have  no  beneficial
     ownership of such shares.
(4)  Pursuant  to  Rule  13d-3(d)(1)(i), the  number  of  shares  deemed  to  be
     outstanding is 30,765,710.
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Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer.

     The name of the issuer is NetBank, Inc. (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

     The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 11475 Great
Oaks Way, Suite 100, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022.

Item 2(a).     Names of Persons Filing.

     Pursuant to Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the undersigned  hereby
file  this Schedule 13G Statement on behalf of Amalgamated Gadget, L.P., a Texas
limited  partnership  ("Amalgamated"),  the  "Reporting  Person."  Additionally,
information   is   included  herein  with  respect  to  the  following   persons
(collectively,  the  "Controlling Persons"): Scepter  Holdings,  Inc.,  a  Texas
corporation  ("Scepter"),and  Geoffrey Raynor ("Raynor"). The  Reporting  Person
and  the Controlling Persons are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred  to
as  the  "Item  2  Persons."  The Item 2 Persons are making this  single,  joint
filing because they may be deemed to constitute a "group" within the meaning  of
Section  13(d)(3)  of  the Act, although neither the fact  of  this  filing  nor
anything  contained  herein shall be deemed to be an admission  by  the  Item  2
Persons that such a group exists.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence.

     The  address of the principal business office or residence of each  of  the
Item  2  Persons is City Center Tower II, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 2975,  Fort
Worth, Texas 76102.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship.

     All  of  the natural persons listed in Item 2(a) are citizens of the United
States of America.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities.

     This  Schedule 13G Statement relates to the Common Stock, par  value  $0.01
per share, of the Issuer (the "Stock").

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number.

     The CUSIP number of the Stock is 640933107.

Item 3.   Filing Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b).

     This Schedule 13G Statement is not being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or
Rule 13d-2(b).

Item 4.   Ownership.

     (a) - (b)

Reporting Person

     Amalgamated

     Pursuant  to  an Investment Management Agreement with R2, Amalgamated  may,
pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 787,778
shares  obtainable upon conversion of $28,100,000 principal amount of the  Bonds
held by R2, which constitutes approximately 2.6% of the 30,765,710 shares of the
Stock  deemed  to be outstanding thereunder.  In addition, also pursuant  to  an
Investment Management Agreement with R2, the aggregate number of shares of Stock
that  Amalgamated  owns beneficially, pursuant to Rule  13d-3  of  the  Act,  is
1,000,000, which constitutes approximately 3.2% of the 30,765,710 shares of  the
Stock deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i).

Controlling Persons

     Scepter

        Because  of  its  position as the sole general partner  of  Amalgamated,
Scepter  may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the  beneficial
owner  of  1,000,000  shares of the Stock, and 787,778  shares  obtainable  upon
conversion  of  $28,100,000 principal amount of the  Bonds  held  by  R2,  which
constitutes approximately 5.8% of the 30,765,710 shares of the Stock  deemed  to
be outstanding thereunder.

     Raynor

        Because  of  his  position  as the President  and  sole  shareholder  of
Scepter,  which is the sole general partner of Amalgamated, Raynor may, pursuant
to  Rule  13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner  of   1,000,000
shares of the Stock and 787,778 shares obtainable upon conversion of $28,100,000
principal  amount of the Bonds held by R2, which constitutes approximately  5.8%
of the 30,765,710 shares of the Stock deemed to be outstanding thereunder.

     To  the  best of the knowledge of the Reporting Person, other than  as  set
forth  above, none of the persons named in Item 2 herein is the beneficial owner
of any shares of the Stock.

      (c)

Reporting Person

     Amalgamated

        Acting  through its general partner, Amalgamated has the sole  power  to
vote  or  to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition  of  an
aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of the Stock.

Controlling Persons

     Scepter

        As  the sole general partner of Amalgamated, Scepter has the sole  power
to  vote  or  to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition  of
1,000,000 shares of the Stock.

     Raynor

        As  the  President and sole shareholder of Scepter, which  is  the  sole
general  partner of Amalgamated, Raynor has the sole power to vote or to  direct
the  vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,000,000 shares of the
Stock.

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

        Not Applicable.

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

        Not Applicable.

Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
          Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

        Not Applicable.

Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

        This  Schedule  13G Statement is being filed on behalf of  each  of  the
Item 2 Persons pursuant to Rules 13d-1(c) and 13d-1(k)(1)(iii).  The identity of
each of the Item 2 Persons is set forth in Item 2(a) hereof.

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group.

        Not Applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

        By  signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not  held  for  the
purpose  of  or  with the effect of changing or influencing the control  of  the
issuer  of  the securities and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.











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     After  reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and  belief,  we
certify  that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete  and
correct.

     DATED:     May 22, 2000



                            AMALGAMATED GADGET, L.P.

                              By: Scepter Holdings, Inc.,
                                     its general partner



                              By: /s/ Robert McCormick
                               Robert McCormick, Vice President





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