I suppose it's all relative. So someone purchased
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I guess the story is that anyone who can beat that $30k, can impress their fellow investors even more. Warning...buying penny stock shares to impress other message board posters can be hazardous to your financial health.
What I've also seen work on another message board was where one poster offered to send a chicken hat (the guy sold those hats for living) to whomever purchased the most shares (each week?? I forget.). It wasn't the chicken hat, but the competition which seemed to spur investors into buying. People listed their share holdings and that psychologically locked them in as well.