The usa2.zip contains all the files to run the auction pricing guide which
was the last development project in the USA AUCTION GUIDE. It was intended
to provide the user an acurate way to evaluate the pricing structure of used
coin operated games.
   USA AUCTION GUIDE first started with a paper booklet that contained a
 analaysis of one auction per issue. We developed a program that ran on a
 HP95LX palmtop computer using a 4th generation data base language called
 Sculptor. WE spent almost a year developing the software to track each
 auction. Much of that time was spent rewriting the program to accomadate
 the speed at which things were sold and the order in which the data was
 entered. I personaly entered the data for each auction flying from city
 to city for nearly three years.
   I first tried to sell the booklets ( about 20-25 yearly ) for
 10.00 each or 125.00 per year, then tried a faxing service after each
 auction for 95.00 per year, this proved to be very costly hence the software
 program you are about to look at was believed to be the answer. I planned
 to ship each customer a compiled updated version for each quarter of the
 year and did so for the 3rd year of the project. I believe I had under
 estimated how technicaly advanced the average operator was. The majority
 of operators did not have a computer let alone a fax machine. I was trying
 to sell the information to people 5-10 years behind the rest of world.
 The project costed 25,000 for programming and another 25,000 aproximatley
 for advertising,travel,and misc. expenses. I still have the checks from
 each customer that had sent in for a one year subscription and did not
 deposit them to this date ( aprox. 20 ) because I wanted to make sure we
 could provide the service for that term and  wanted them to be satisfied.
 I was also unsure we could get enough customers to support the project. IT
 turned out I was right , it could not be supported under the way it was
 marketed. We recieved aproximatly 3,000 in three years of sales 2,000 of
 which were uncashed checks.

  The program you are about to see was written in foxpro 2.0 and designed
  to run on a slow 286 computer and still be very fast in its searching
  routines. It provides more than just pricing information. The field "TEST"
  for example is used to provide wiring compatibility information, I think
  you will find this of great intrest. Good luck and I hope you like the
  program. Please feel free to send your comments .

   If anyone in the group would like to continue with this project please
  contact me at the following numbers. 



                            John Pierce C&P DISTRIBUTING
                            219-256-1138
                            219-256-1144 fax
                            cpdist@skyenet.net