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In original discussions, we were talking about an elevated system. They are not huge adjustments but there are adjustments that read more

In original discussions, we were talking about an elevated system. They are not huge adjustments but there are adjustments that would have to be made. They have set aside some money.

[Doug Allen, the owner of Long Acre Farms in Macedon, N.Y., spends his days operating heavy machinery, welding and handling read more

[Doug Allen, the owner of Long Acre Farms in Macedon, N.Y., spends his days operating heavy machinery, welding and handling chemicals.] My hands are a mess, ... I've had problems with my hands cracking and not being studious enough to use lotion every night.

The biggest area in convergence for us is going to be as the computer moves from the office to a read more

The biggest area in convergence for us is going to be as the computer moves from the office to a home network. Your database is going to house your videos, your music and your photographs. And it's also going to be storing your data for work.

We were expecting the free agency period to come and go. Negotiations were done.

We were expecting the free agency period to come and go. Negotiations were done.

It gives Corey an excellent chance to learn the offense.

It gives Corey an excellent chance to learn the offense.

There's a lot of things that don't make sense about this picture.

There's a lot of things that don't make sense about this picture.

[According to Doug Allen, president of MastroNet, the rapidly growing Americana division provided fertile ground for establishing some new favorite read more

[According to Doug Allen, president of MastroNet, the rapidly growing Americana division provided fertile ground for establishing some new favorite collecting items and areas of interest.] There can be little doubt that Americana collectors are increasing in numbers, ... With each auction we see new categories of collectibles emerging, many with selling prices that seem to be giving previously obscure items new value.

It's a fantastic piece. The bidding was at $20,000 when we withdrew it, and I'm sure it would've gotten crazy read more

It's a fantastic piece. The bidding was at $20,000 when we withdrew it, and I'm sure it would've gotten crazy tonight but we wouldn't let it get to that point.

You won't see a lot of helicopters or concrete trucks this year,

You won't see a lot of helicopters or concrete trucks this year,

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum read more

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum of $1,000. Thirty-five bids later, it sold for $40,100.] Any time an item sells for 40 times its opening bid, you've got to give it the credit it deserves, ... This auction has gone a long way to establishing the standards for many collectibles that to this point did not have benchmarks.