Dave Morgan hit on an element of online auction-itis that bothers me, provenance. We (Florida State Parks) have a stated policy that we may only consider acquiring objects whose donors or sellers can prove ownership or assert ownership in a signed document. We are part of a government whose obligations include protection of archaeological sites and burial places, and which is supposed to uphold the law, so we tend to stay away from hot property. At the risk of seeming holier than thou, doesn't every museum or cultural institution have such a written policy? JOHN SCAFIDI Florida State Parks Tallahassee, FL [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).