I think it was probably that the nature of the bids on the JG one were that it looked like the bids were prepared to go way higher, so people bowed out.
Look at it like this: When a good friend shows up and acts like an ass, he's still a friend. When someone you don't know shows up and acts like an ass, he gets kicked to the curb.
You've been here how long and haven't figured out that we don't delete posts when people make asses of themselves? If you don't want it seen or commented on, don't post it.
Is anyone running a singlepower loaner program?
Additionally, no one stands to gain much from a B22 loaner program. It's an amp built by hobbiests, not commercial entities. Even rockhopper is essentially doing this as a hobby. His margins are frighteningly small on his amps. One lost/stolen/destroyed B22 would significantly impact any non-huge entity's bottom line.
I pop my own popcorn (and amaranth) in a pan, not in a microwave
When I make popcorn, it's usually weird varietals, in olive oil. There's some really tasty popcorn out there, it's just not sold in big jars or zipper bags in grocery stores.