Yes, we know. And that is why when all the hype of getting your tickets issued in places like South Africa and Sweden caused the fares to increase into astronomical heights, people cried foul. But unfortunately FTers are really the ones to blame.

I was in South Africa recently and spoke to a couple of travel agencies there. They were shocked at how much the OneWorld fares went out and they basically said that no one in South Africa buys the OneWorld RTW fares anymore as they have basically priced themselves out of the market.

There are many many RTWs still out there that are still affordable for many people including FTers. I just don't post it here on FT.