I think OP got trolled if he really thought everybody was predicting $700 by Christmas. I disagree though on 6 months ago the price being $200 is not significant. I think that's very significant.
I don't live in a big city and I'm certainly not going to hop on a plane to get a client to sign documents. Sounds like this isn't for me. If its a 80/20 split for you to do all the work it sounds like a no brained for people just to pay the initial btc , have you do the work and send me a check. Unless I'm wrong.
People seem to forget the big miners have to sell their coins to pay bills. They usually sell once a week so you will see these 600-1000 dumps that people scream "whale! Manipulator! Bears!". But its just the big miners selling. The market absorbs it and we keep moving up.
Hasnt the value of bitcoin increased in value 5 out of 6 years since its creation? Why does everybody think its going to crash and baffled by any price increase yelling manipulation?