Yes, true, but there is flavor and all, according to book 1 a kilogram of spice melange sells for as high as 62,000,000 solaris, or 62 MS, the solari is the main mercantile coinage of the game, probably worth about 1000-10,000 bucks.

Still, yes, free money for all, and in game 1 it will probably happen again in round 2, 3, and maybe 4. My projections indicate there is a shortfall in capital, and I need to have approximately 30-35,000 MS of wealth available to be spent in the first 3 rounds while only around 22-24 would be made available. Hence, free space money