Much better. <g> I still stand behind what I said
in my earlier post that I will no longer consign
(nor bid) in any club auction which allows a bid
that can influence. <--

Myself, I'm able to harness, but after reading what
I have the last few days from those who cannot...I
bothers me greatly to see this. I'm really not to happy about
the back-to-back 10% commission (20%), either. The
whole
concept stinks...even though there were one or two
good reasons why the club made the change back
then. It opens an unwanted door to where
any person(s) can walk through to
"protect" the consignor as you put it. Jim made an
excellent point which
caused a few to think. He played with the "facts"
of which I strongly believe in...and I commend him
for
doing so. Everything I mentioned in my post
regarding the subject was fact; Robert's, too.
Though I had a pretty good idea as to where Jim was
going on his way to presenting "The Point," I can
assure you there was
nothing "mischaracterized" in what I said if you
feel I'm part of "(and otherss)" that your message
stated. I simply stated fact...nothing more.

JB