Can't help but get attracted to trouble these days, like a moth to a fly.
The bus anology is wrong. The said person did not reserve the seats, he BOUGHT all the seats. Whether he did it in good faith or he did it for a profit is another matter altogether.

Anyways, this is what typically happens when it comes to collections init? Ppl turn greedy and competitive... its supposed to be fun and a distraction from the everyday rat race.