I first bought Monero when it first came out and it was like $3.50 a coin. Eventually it tanked to $0.30 and I never sold. I understood why it tanked, it did not have a GUI wallet and the block chain bloat was the biggest problem. It was confusing for me why an anonymous coin was getting no attention. Altcoins like Doggiecoin, Vertcoin and Auroacoin would be getting tons of attention. Often I would have to take a step back and check my own sanity. Its nice to see Monero getting the attention it deserves now. The devs have literally put in years of work with no gratitude until now.