A speculator waited in line for days. Through the wind and rain. He needed to be among the first into the store to guarantee he would get the hot new Sony Playstation 3 gaming system.

No doubt, he rubbed his hands together imagining the profits he was going to make when he sold the console on ebay. The talk was that a system might fetch as much as $1500 if sold online.

His auction closed at $10.

Does that even cover the cost of warm drinks while holding that spot in line?