This article appeared in the Era-Banner on Tuesday March 9/04 and was written by Roy Green.

    "Ten, ten, ten ... what about five, who'll give me five? OK, four, now what about five ... this is an excellent piece ... five, yes, now seven, who's got seven?"
   David Beasley paces across the front of the hall trailing a staccato chain of words, inviting, urging and cajoling bids for this knick-knack and that piece of kitsch.

   It's a Monday night at the King City Community Centre and Mr. Beasley is getting into the rhythm, his auction patter rattling along, interspersed with occasional greetings to regular visitors and admonitions to people who are more interested in talking than in bidding. "You guys are just a little loud in that corner ... who's got 25, 25?, OK, 22 and a half ... 52's the buyer."

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