[Lou Criscione]

Thank you Keith for the kind words. We try to run our auctions with the collector in mind. For those of you who think you are paying the same and calculate the buyer's premium into your bidding you may be correct- but I will argue that many bidders get caught up in the moment and do not figure in the BP when bidding. Suddenly that $1,000 bid is now $1,200 and the good deal you thought you got - is not so good anymore. We at Inside the Park Collectibles have never felt that the buyer should be punished for buying something from us. Can you imagine going to a Sports Memorabilia Show and striking a deal with a vendor for $100 - then he says to you- but I have to add 20% to the total? How would that sit with you?

As far as shipping goes- we never try to make any money on the shipping. I once bought a baseball related post card from one of the bigger auction houses and they hit me for a $36 shipping charge. A post card! I called up and said "Unless you are shipping via the Pony Express I don't think it should cost more than $5 to ship." I ended up paying the $36 and never bid with them again.

Again thanks to all of you who over the years have participated in our auctions. We're not very big - but sometimes we get some pretty cool stuff.

Lou
www.insidetheparkcollectibles.com