So the implication is that some resellers buy up gigantic amounts of components, to take advantage of the massive markups on them that people are prepared to pa

So the implication is that some resellers buy up gigantic amounts of components, to take advantage of the massive markups on them that people are prepared to pay right now. Course, if the price/supply on them drops to normal levels they're looking at an instant disaster, and will have to offload them at severe markdowns. Starting to understand why they say the IC market is cyclical, with wild swings between oversupply and undersupply.