and it erodes the trust of the people. so i think you find a lot of people right now, they just. .. they know it's not right. by early february, the share price of gamestop was about a tenth of its market high, and on the way down people lost a lot of money. casper�*s shares were at one point worth around $100,000. he sold a few, but he hung on to most of them, he says out of principle. on the way down, his shares decreased in value by more than $60,000. i could have made a little bit of money, but i think the experience... i think some people are going to be mad that i'm saying this, but i think the experience was worth it, you know? i don't really get too attached to the gains until i've sold. john motter bought high. he says he only invested what he could afford to lose. but many others bought high thinking gamestop would go to the moon and lost big.