I was hoping that you were kidding but I didn't see a <G>.

What your apparent try at "cornering the market" means is that the folks who have new release services were not able to get enough of the sets for all of their collectors who don't live in LV & therefore cannot "play the game" as you call it.

What it means to me here in Kansas where I live is if I want a Rock n Rods set, to keep my Hard Rock $5 collection complete, I'm probably going to end up paying through the nose on Ebay to get one. Maybe it is sour grapes.