hey recognizer,, at the risk of sounding stupid....i buy all my stock investments only at the ask. i'm no day trader by no means, not smart enough for that plus i'm not around during market hours to watch my stocks most of the days, so whatever stock i buy i guess i'm buying for the longer term. anyways i here peeps say...stop the bid whacking and we will move forward,, or i'll here a term such as bid support is building...i always thought you buy at the ask and sell at the bid. am i missing something here ? thanks. go esph!!