My opinion is the more the community does the that the better, and all year around, not just at the convention. Does it hurt auction revs? Undoubtedly to some unknown extent, it must drive prices down by reducing the number of bids. But it's a small price for AGA to pay for one of the best parts of the hobby. sh --- Paul Krombholz <pkrombholz@bellsouth.net> wrote: > What are board members' reactions to the practice of > bringing along > some tank clippings and doing informal trading/give away > in the lobby > or in the hospitality room. It seemed to me that there > was a lot > less of that in 2004, 2003 than there was in 2000, 2001. > Do board > members think it interferes with profits from the > auction? > -- > Paul Krombholz in sunny central Mississippi > _______________________________________________ > AGA-mcm mailing list > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > _______________________________________________ AGA-mcm mailing list AGA-mcm@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm