I have heard no reason to close this thread, Ben. What I have heard is discourse, some of it in favor and some of it opposed. The worst possible thing that could happen is to close the thread when a dispute arises over its contents, and then to start a new thread which is moderated.
And Ted, I meant "steal" as in "get a great deal". I was not inferring a crime of any sort.
Our job is not to "protect" anyone on this board. Discussing an auction while it is pending is in no way hurting anyone, unless you define hurting as potentially bringing in new bidders which might cause a higher price at the end. But, even that could be spun for the greater good of the hobby because the more that are bidding, the more awareness there is, and the higher the prices, the better for all of us as a community. But, that's not what I'm advocated.
Ironically, I have been chided for censorship in the past, yet now the majority of you want me to censor this particular issue, because it favors you. Censorship always favors the majority who want it, and there is not a chance in hell that anything will be censored on this board, other than as we have discussed before regarding hateful conduct. We are all entitled to our say, and we are all entitled to discuss what we want on this board. If anyone does not like that philosophy, then they need only close their browser.