"need the money for christmas" Hah, I'd tell everyone "You didn't get anything cause I didn't think it was worth selling my moog. You wouldn't understand." heheheh. OK maybe I wouldn't be quite so honest, I'm sure it'd bruise egos, but I'd certainly flag gifts for others, and keep the synth. Though, if ever there was a good time to make some dough out of it, that'd be now. What's with the moog bug everyone's caught?! I have people who call a synth a "piano keyboard thingy" mentioning moogs to me. Weird, but definitely a seller's market :) Good luck with the auction man!