I tend to think that posting links to live auctions is a bad thing, for the reasons Tobus stated in Opinion 2 above. Some of us spend a great deal of time trawling ebay for treasures and as a result, have gotten great deals. But I've seen instances where something is posted under "hey if you're looking for a ... check out this link", and the feeding frenzy that ensues drives up the price to levels that are often absurd, so it turns out to be a lose-lose scenario, even for the winner.

As I come across things that I think may be of particular interest to fellow forum members, I may send them a PM to let them know, but I generally consider it to be bad form to post live links except in instances of potential fraud, etc. out of consideration for those who may be bidding.

SM