You're writing words as if you disagree with me, but you are making my point. The only time we would get a call is when they've run out of every other option, a

You're writing words as if you disagree with me, but you are making my point. The only time we would get a call is when they've run out of every other option, and are willing to endure the added cost of desperately trying to find anyone to write them a check. This isn't an unusual circumstance in marketplaces. Sometimes investors are hard to find. But a good way to differentiate a distressed investment and a pump-n-dump is that when salesmen are desperate to make a sale on distressed investments, prices are usually near record lows. For PnDs, they're at record highs. And as for the calls. We don't get them directly from the company. It's banks who are organizing pooled investments.