Did you somehow get the notion that every person who makes an investment should always be guaranteed a return on that investment?? If you really do suffer from this illusion...I welcome you to the real world. And yes...as the RuneScape economy grows it will start to behave more and more like the real world. The larger a market is, the more consistantly and efficiently it will balance itself out. That's the way it is. The hand-wringers here would do themselves a favor to understand it, accept it...and get on with working with it. And above all, enjoy the game!