-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D6yewFs+sj/kJpah6CciY34UlCrdr4fmb7UNB7NeO6sobEuCVbVlKWD5qhRDvebq csjoXK2/737kauYuk2efeg== 0000000000-05-005211.txt : 20060609 0000000000-05-005211.hdr.sgml : 20060609 20050201154537 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000000000-05-005211 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: UPLOAD PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050201 FILED FOR: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ESCALA GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895516 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 222365834 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: UPLOAD BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 623 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-421-9400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 623 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GREG MANNING AUCTIONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941104 PUBLIC REFERENCE ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922423-04-001501 LETTER 1 filename1.txt February 1, 2005 Mail Stop 0409 VIA U.S. MAIL and FAX (973) 882-2981 Mr. Larry Crawford Chief Financial Officer Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. 775 Passaic Avenue West Caldwell, NJ 07006 Re: Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004 File No. 1-11988 Dear Mr. Crawford: We have reviewed your January 26, 2005 response letter and have the following additional comments. Form 10-K filed September 10, 2004 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 37 (1) Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Inventories, page 39 1. Please confirm our understanding of your response to comment 1 that items are subject to a write-down using either one of the two methods applied consistently. 2. How often are strategic marketing plans giving rise to exceptions with the aging methodology? In this regard, please clarify for us and in future filings disclose the method used to write-down inventory subject to a marketing strategy to sell the goods over time. As appropriate, please respond to these comments within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please file your response on EDGAR. Please understand that we may have additional comments after reviewing your responses to our comments. You may contact Monica Brame, Staff Accountant, at (202) 824- 5492 or me at (202) 942-1852 with any other questions. Sincerely, Donna Di Silvio Senior Staff Accountant ?? ?? ?? ?? Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. February 1, 2005 Page 1 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----