It was a joke. Sorry.

You just 'seemed' to be defending these speculators. I don't think it's fair for that people should be taken advantage of. Not entirely related, but I've lost count the number of times a dutch auction get's rigged. E.g. a retailer puts up a job lot of TV's which have no reserve price with bid increments of £40, and then 10 minutes before the auction closes, someone bids for 25 units at £200 over and above the previous highest bid. Is that fair. These auctions sites have degenerated into an anonymous way of taking taking advantage of people whilst lining the pockets people of dubious character.