Actually, Rpietila did NOT like that upside part of the bet, and regarding the downside of the bet (the $435), he was attempting to be so amorphous that NONE of us would likely be able to pin him down in any kind of way concerning to what he was betting... like trying to catch a well oiled lil piggy.

I was under the impression that Rpietila's initial statement was pretty unambiguous.  He said:  BTC will "NEVER" breach $435 again.  He felt so confident, and asked does anyone want to bet? 

But when he was called out for specifics and for an actual commitment to a bet, he weasled with the invention of conditions for the bet and suggested that it was NOT worth his time to make any kind of commitment to such a bet unless he was for sure going to make some money out of the deal or to get "odds" that were NOT part of the initial statement.

AS if everything that any of us does in this thread requires that we make money along the way.

Again, I could care less if someone is wrong about the future.. b/c we know that the future is difficult to predict - especially short-term.  He's got another problem, in these circumstances..... and I feel that I need NOT repeat myself again regarding this particular point and regarding his problem of lack of commitment, here.