In a message dated 8/3/2007 7:02:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, john9ten at pacbell.net writes: OMG I am thinking that all those DDs could be delaminating.....At least the BAs should be ok unless the plaster is all falling out!! My thinking is that at least I will get a vacation out of it. J I bought a box of 200 BAs from a guy in Petaluma about 8 months ago. Not one would fit on a mandrel. None were round as the plaster had deformed. There were 2 that were worth saving with titles I wanted. They are sitting on solid brass mandrels now and slowly coming back to shape. Then I will fine fit them with the sandpaper covered mandrel. BTW - if this is the collection up in Lakeport, that is another 2+ hour drive north of Petaluma. Enjoy yourself. When I quit collecting I quit chasing these hoardes down as most of them were collections of junk. The last large collection auctioned off in Galt, California, was 99% real junk with only a few items of any value. I showed up just to see what the stuff went for. Wishing you the best of rare finds, Al ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour