Hey, Allen - What the heck did you buy at auction back then? A Creature 3S for $2!
Alan A On Jul 22, 2011, at 5:19 PM, allen day wrote: > My first auction was 49 years ago. > > One thing has never changed: > > Yer pays yer monies and yer takes yer chances > > ad > > --- On Fri, 7/22/11, Richard Halegua Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com> wrote: > > From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Heritage does $1.3mm in last weekend's Signature Auction > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Date: Friday, July 22, 2011, 8:07 PM > > > I'm happy to accept that this practice is probably almost entirely benign, > > but it potentially gives off the wrong impression and creates unnecessary > > opportunities for doubt and innuendo where there needn't be any. > > > I agree with all of Neil's post, most especially this part. However I'll add, > as a Las Vegas resident & poker player I understand the need for a house > player to start a game (this is where the casino has an employee who sits in > a game to make enough players to begin playing where they may not otherwise > be a table for those ready to play) and so I understand that starting the > action is comparable to this. But I know that the auctioneer is present, he > announces his presence before any auction in accordance with the laws in > whichever state they are licensed, so it is neither a surprise, nor > completely objectionable > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > LINK TO AMAZON – JUST PUBLISHED FIRST NOVEL: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0595458203 MUSEUM WEBSITE: www.museumofmomandpopculture.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
