let's put it another way. IF there really was a creeping takeover group.... and there was 500,000 shares on the ASK for $0.0001.... the creeping takeover group has two choices: A. Buy those shares right now for $50 and retire them. B. Wait until after the takeover, and pay that shareholder $50,000 or $500,000 for them. A is not happening -- shares sit on the Ask. B is silly. The fact that A does not happen is proof that there IS NO TAKEOVER. End of story. Seriously.