Originally Posted by wll 
LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL. Very, very true .... but I don't want to go there, if you know what I mean :-)
wll
Yah, right, ...The 'free market' will regulate itself, what could *possibly go wrong?*
I mean after eight years of 'the invisible hand' of the market, for investing, I think I'd rather keep my hand on visible Hassie lenses for the time being.
And, I mean, in earnest, if your friend doesn't need that liquefied right now, (and if they can be kept properly) there's a reason a lot of this stuff's being bought up from the East right now. Currency issues. Those'll probably be pretty assured to still be worth something in a while when things settle out.