With the current foment and debate concerning the mechanics of free-market capitalism as applied to Our Hobby.. this is prolly on-topic. It has been suggest to me (privately) that I have reacted to David Freibrun's offer of a central Altair registry in a bitter and unfriendly way. Such was not my intent, though Freudians are undoubtedly nodding their heads sagely right now saying "JaJa, he only sinks he means dat.." For the *tone* of my message, I truly apologize. For the *content* of my message, I reiterate, a little more calmly, that I have no intrinsic problem with a centrally-maintained database of who gots what where. BUT... tied in to some of the concerns Doug has/is raising [not that I agree with all of it, Doug... :) ] I am really leery of providing personal info on a rare and perhaps desirably valuable item in my possesion.. which, in the case of my Altair, is not for sale or trade, and I'd rather it not be stolen, either. That's all I tried to say, and I guess I got huffy in the process. If such a list is set up and maintained well and seems trustworthy, I have no problem with listing my gear. David, I apologise if I offended you personally... again it was not my intent. Cheerz John