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To: Earlie who wrote (240040)	5/11/2003 1:22:07 PM
From: Cactus Jack	Read Replies (1) of 436258

Earlie, Thanks as always for the thoughts. My wife and I attended the annual live/silent auction for our kids' private grade school last night (Northern California). For the past 6 years that we've been involved (and, I'm told, before that as well), this event has sold out weeks in advance, with folks literally throwing their cash at anything and everything in the heat of the moment. Of course, free-flowing booze tends to give an assist. <G> Last night, attendance was down 20% from last year, the typical "buzz" (both kinds) didn't seem to be present, and folks were far more restrained with their money than I've seen them in prior years. As an example, one item that sold last year for $4,000 was brought back for an encore; it went for $800 this year. Sports memorabilia that typically would have intense bidding didn't even draw an initial bid. Just anecdotal evidence, but this middle class enclave seems to be following the rest of the country in its belt-tightening. jpg

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