Or sell like you said. So you think these are "bottom basement prices"?
Also I have friends who tried to get a decent number of shares at the ask not too long ago and the order was never filled. I had similar issues when I purchased shares initially...it's as if there is a limited number of shares the broker dealers are willing to sell in my opinion. I don't know if that is manipulation or not but the SEC website says it is manipulation if there is a misleading amount of shares available to purchase for the public.
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