Allen Dick said "but I can see that we could have something going using some of the auctioning sites already set up." Yep, I agree. I just read an article in the NY Times on the success of these sites and will share what I recall. These sites exist by charging buyers a fee. In exchange, of course, they have had to convince the buyers that they can substantially reduce their purchase prices. And they have done just that! In case of honey, the General Foods of the world would be able to make their multi-million dollar purchases at an even lower price than they pay now. Before you scream, on the other end the producers should collect more! It is the middlemen who get hurt, by being cut out. If I get a chance, later today I will try to find the article on www.nytimes.com. In someone else has the time, go to it. I also recall that there have been some instances where one or more producers have had to convince the buyers to use the sites and to convince more producers to sign up. With any luck, the large buyers, such as General Foods, are already using one or more of such sites so the process could go relatively fast. Lloyd Lloyd Spear, Owner, Ross Rounds, Inc. The finest in comb honey production. www.rossrounds.com