Saving the pennies is easily worth it.. 0.15 vs 0.17.. It's 33333 shares vs 29411 on $5,000 only. Say we sell at a buck, its a large difference we are talking about. He is already doing what you're saying, buying what he wants at what price he wants. The price he wants is 0.15, its almost a "stink" bid. I think his patience is in the right place, with how easy we can drop he's doing the right thing (provided he has a holding already as I assume).