Randall McNeice writes: "I started collecting 63 years ago at the age of 12 with my cousin in Lakeview, Oregon. Up until 1979, I made a few trips to the Columbia River to look for points and found a number of poor ones, but really got hooked on the history of these cultures. In 1979, when the antiquities act was passed and the remaining sites on the river were posted "no arrowhead collecting", it became clear to me that values could only go up. I started running ads in small towns on the Columbia River and in Eastern Oregon to buy collections. At that time there were a lot of collections to be had and one would have thought there would be no end to the amount of material available. My criteria for purchasing a collection was that it was well known to have been found legally, had some outstanding pieces in it and the seller would sign a legal disclosure statement as to exactly where and how it was found. Grave items were never considered for purchase. Once a collection was purchased, I attempted to sell off the bottom 95 percent or so and keep the top 5 percent. I probably viewed 20 collections for every collection I purchased. Over a period of time I purchased about 20 plus collections. In each case, the pieces were site specific, collector specific and very well known to be legally found. If the seller was hesitant or would not sign the statement, I would not buy it no matter how good the price. From 1979 through 2000, I secured collections or portions of collections from well known folks such as Slim Fuel, Ernie Cowles, Lloyd McLeod, Lynn Woodcock, Doyle Currier, Earnest Roberts, Dewey Dietz, John Hayden, John Cockrell, Vernon Borden, Ray Hoffarber, C.J. Heaton, Howard Hughes, Carroll Howe, Eldon Presley, Denny Presley, Jerry Vanderhowen, Warren and Emma Siegle, Gene Favell, Donald and Betty Hill, Cyril Davis and Larry Asmussen. There are a few others. I have inspected every piece in this collection for authenticity. About 200 of the rarest and best have COAs from Bill Jackson and/or Ben Stermer. There is an example of every point type listed in Overstreet except the Stockton and Ishi points. Many of this collection are shown in various Overstreet Publications. I have personally been a consultant to the Overstreet book and particularly the Western section for the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th editions." 300 pages, full color. Hard cover edition.