John; Lest you give a false-impression to any newbies planning to attend the club's 2000 convention in July; I haven't seen the auction room vacated in the past because "friends" were in attendance as you have described. Surely you haven't forgotten the great head-to-head competitive rivalries between Gene Grossblatt, James Campiglia, Henry Garrett, Dick Brach, Ernie Wheelden, Doc Myers, Mr. Chipco, Dale Seymour, yourself, and several others, when it came to obtaining that elusive chip or ivory that was seldom previously offered at past convention auctions.

Why should it be any different on ebay??