Respectable Members Stocks and shares are owned by big corporations, while vintage-watches are owned by individuals. One hit of the button the price drops and another hit of the next button the price goes up. In the interim share-holders lose billions of dollars and who reaps the profits? Perhaps this possible manipulation is slowly getting into the heads of share-holders. http://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/share-ownership-lowest-since-2000-20130521-2jy4y.html At least we know, the value of vintage-watches has crept up, over the years. There is no see-sawing, till they are controlled by the giants. Fortunately the number of highly desirable vintage-watches is too small and this does not attract the interest of the big corporations. Perhaps, more and more people are investing in the better vintage-watches and shunning the stocks and shares market, after getting their fingers badly burned. Any comment. Thank-you.