Scream, you took the words out of my mouth. I read through the posts, saw that "avatar" and thought, hmm, that's probably an im icon.
This has happened more than once. Someone gets the url for a "secret" or "unreleased" avatar only to find that it is an icon.
Personally? I may not have the most np, I may not make a fortune on any of these speculations because I don't jump and buy up the item being rumored about, but them I'm not stuck with something I'm going to take a loss on, I won't feel foolish for listening to a rumor, and I can sleep at night knowing I didn't take part in false inflation. Like Shapu, my momma didn't raise a cheat either