I see what you are saying George but I don’t think that fits all situations. I don’t arbitrarily keep seeds for auctions. I have been given seeds specifically for auctions. Some folks want to contribute and seeds is what they have to give. Since the people of OG have made it clear they don’t want to see member grown seeds in auctions they become freebies added to winning lots after that fact. That is the only way I can see to allow those folks who want to give their opportunity while at the same time acknowledging those who don’t feel it’s right to put a monetary value on them.
This is something that has been going on since before I came. I see tons of giveaways that are USA only as I am sure you do. There is nothing wrong with that IMO. Some Canadians send in seeds to go out in the spring and fall boxes. They are not sending enough to cover the world but still enough to send out to fellow countrymen. Could be they did not manage to make enough to send to all. Once these are in the hands of Canadians you can bet they are being gifted and traded all over the world.
There are usually restrictions. CO-OP’s limit the number of people as do trust levels. Many giveaways or contests I have seen are USA only, I assume to keep from having to send across the border. I can understand that.
The fact is that when folks send seeds to me and ask for them to go to a specific purpose I have to respect the wishes of the donator. It’s not meant to exclude anyone. You have seen me around for a while now, I of all people love to send seeds out and it has always been world wide. Many asked me to slow down giveaways if you recall which I drastically did. I complied with this request as I was trying to respect the opinions and wishes of all. This is the same for seeds provided for auctions or addons to boxes.
Always looking for beans to send out, more so now that I will doing the Canadian distribution. I look forward to hearing from you both in the new year 
That’s all I got.
