No Bluebedouin, I hadn't seen your posting about buddy links; I have been off-line for 3 weeks or so with a computer virus. I am in the process of re-writing my auction templates, so will include it in there. Thanks for the tip.
As regards the merchandise, there was no mention of it being put up for sale in the future. This is a bit off-putting, I want to promote eBid but am not allowed to. I think if we have stuff like this available it should be open to anyone who wants it. The more people who have the merchandise the better - it is all good publicity.