Auctioneers also conduct business at livestock marts. It was often the case when the mart had finished that people said the auctioneer had taken money from their pockets because of the number of people around the sales ring. "Who bought that? John Rafter," was a great saying to describe this activity, indicating that the bidder had paid a price as high as the roof of the premises. That was common knowledge, but in general auctioneers have done a good job. I have been involved in a number of property cases involving widows and others and they were dealt with fairly by auctioneers. The people involved went back to the auctioneers on many occasions to find out where they stood.