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 <[email protected]> wrote: From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Heritage does $1.3mm in last weekend's Signature Auction To: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
