I agree, but the one big difference is the fact that the US Government kind of caused the market to drop with the Hunt Brothers. They have dumped BILLIONS of ounces of silver on the market, but this time around, the stockpile is GONE! Whatever happens, it will be very interesting. I find it interesting that the rise to $20+ per ounce of silver hasn't seemed to affect the value of $10 strikes. There is $12 worth of silver in them, but you still find them going unsold for $9.99. Then again, most silver investors don't want to buy .6 of an ounce at a time. That may be why when you see larger lots of strikes on eBay, they seem to go for higher than usual prices...

Dave.
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