Jim wrote......

"It is not up to the editor, ad manager, or board to discriminate against any club member."

That is a cop out as far as I am concerned. We are NOT talking about just any club member. We ARE talking (at least *I* am) about two people who joined the Club for ONE reason & ONLY one reason. To be able to advertise in OUR Club Magazine & buy a table at OUR Club Convention. They are NOT collectors OR in ANY way care about the hobby! They want ALL the money they can get of of the collectors without putting a DIME back into the hobby. You said.....

"I repeat - the board does not endorse private enterprises."

*I* repeat.......

At the VERY least the incoming Board needs to make it VERY clear in the next magazine that as you say....

"The board did not endorse ICG or the ad. and.....

"The club does not endorse private enterprises."

Jim, you can tell me until you are blue in the face that.......

""I repeat - the board does not endorse private enterprises."

......because at this point it sure in hell looks like SOMEONE MUST endorse them since they are advertiseing in OUR Club Magazine & buying tables at OUR Convention!

Andy - Las Vegas