text: It's very rare that there will be just one side even with the most illiquid of stocks.  It happens once in a while for a short period of time for some things.  Usually, there will be someone out there who will give you a very bad price, but you should still be able to get out at some price if you really want to.  Check the liquidity and volume of the stock that you have along with the bid/ask spreads and it should give a general idea.