>How sad that our fine hobby has come to this.  I believe that
>several auctions which are run, and advertised on Conch-L are
>basically come on's and I use as evidence one which I shall not name.

That's not evidence.

>That if they don't appear to get market value bid for a shell they
>never contact you on where to either send the money and if your send
>them e-mail they ignore you.  It appears there are dis-honest shell
>dealers just like dishonest politians.

I have been a regular in the Molluscs Net (now Shell Cabinet) auction
and have participated in a few of those of the Poppes. The only
problems have been glitches with software of the former website
above, which were resolved OK. Shell cabinet has a reserve, clearly
stated on the page... if the only bid is $2.00 over reserve the
bidder gets the shell.

I cannot vouch for other auctions, as I haven't looked at them.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
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Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toota van nut

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