GREG MANNING AUCTIONS INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-02-07
BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
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                                  UNITED STATE
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*

                           Greg Manning Auctions, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    563823103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                             Michael A. Varet, Esq.
                        Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP
                           1251 Avenue of the Americas
                          New York, New York 10020-1104
                                 (212) 835-6250
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 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                             and Communications)

                                January 28, 2000
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing  person has  previously  filed a  statement  on Schedule
13G to report the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule  because of Rule  13d-1(b)(3) or (4),
check the following box  |_|.

Check the  following  box if a fee is being  paid  with the  statement
|_|. (A fee is not required  only if the reporting  person:  (1) has a
previous  statement  on file  reporting  beneficial  ownership of more
than five  percent  of the class of  securities  described  in Item 1;
and  (2)  has  filed  no  amendment   subsequent   thereto   reporting
beneficial  ownership  of five  percent or less of such  class.)  (See
Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this  statement,  including all exhibits,  should
be filed with the  Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to
whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder  of  this  cover  page  shall  be  filled  out  for  a
reporting  person's  initial  filing on this form with  respect to the
subject  class  of  securities,   and  for  any  subsequent  amendment
containing  information  which would alter  disclosures  provided in a
prior cover page.

The  information  required on the  remainder  of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be  "filed"  for the  purpose  of Section 18 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Act")  or  otherwise  subject to
the  liabilities  of that  section  of the Act but shall be subject to
all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

                                  Page 1 of 8
                                                      SEC 1746 (12-91)
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                                                          SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  699004107                                   Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Leon H. Liebman
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
            (a) |_|
            (b) |_|
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     Not applicable
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS RE

     QUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)    |_|
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     USA
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              7   SOLE VOTING POWER

  NUMBER OF             887,420

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   SHARES     8   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY              0
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    EACH      9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON               887,420
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    WITH      10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        0
              --------------------------------------------------------------
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11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            887,420
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12    CHECK  BOX IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  IN ROW  (11)  EXCLUDES  CERTAIN
      SHARES*                 |_|


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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

            12.9%
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

            IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
       (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

                                  Page 2 of 8
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           This  amends  the  Statement  on  Schedule  13D/A  dated
September 23, 1999 (the "Schedule  13D/A"),  previously  filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  by Leon H. Liebman (the
"Reporting  Person"),  with respect to his beneficial  ownership of
common stock,  $.01 par value per share, of Greg Manning  Auctions,
Inc., a Delaware corporation.

      Item 1.Security and Issuer.

           This  statement  relates to the Common  Stock,  $.01 par
value per share  (the  "Common  Stock") of Greg  Manning  Auctions,
Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the  "Company").  The address of the
Company's  principal  executive office is 775 Passaic Avenue,  West
Caldwell, New Jersey 07006.

      Item 2.Identity and Background.

           Response unchanged.

      Item 3.Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

           Not applicable.

      Item 4.Purpose of Transaction.

           As of January 31, 2000,  the Reporting  Person  disposed
of  81,300  shares of  Common  Stock  through  open  market  sales.
Reporting  Person  currently   intends  to  dispose  of  additional
shares of Common Stock through open market sales.

           Except  as  set  forth  in  the   preceding   paragraph,
Reporting  Person  does not have any  present  plans or  intentions
which  relate  to or  would  result  in  any  of  the  transactions
described  in  subparagraphs  (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule
13D/A.

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      Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

           (a)  As  of   January   31,   2000,   Reporting   Person
beneficially  owns,  an  aggregate  of  887,420  shares  of  Common
Stock.   The  shares  of  Common   Stock   beneficially   owned  by
Reporting Person  represent 12.9% of the Common Stock  outstanding,
based on a total of 6,873,001  shares of Common  Stock  outstanding
on January 31, 2000.

           (b)  Reporting  Person has sole  voting and  dispositive
power over all shares of Common Stock it holds.

           (c)  Reporting  Person  made the  following  open market
sales during the past sixty days:

           (1) on January 7, 2000,  2,000 shares of Common Stock at
a price of $16.687 per share;

           (2) on January 7, 2000,  1,000 shares of Common Stock at
a price of $17.25 per share;

           (3) on January 10,  2000,  2,000  shares of Common Stock
at a price of $19.125 per share;

           (4) on January 10,  2000,  2,000  shares of Common Stock
at a price of $18.375 per share;

           (5) on January 11,  2000,  1,000  shares of Common Stock
at a price of $17.50 per share;

           (6) on January 11,  2000,  2,000  shares of Common Stock
at a price of $17.9375 per share;

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           (7) on January 12,  2000,  1,000  shares of Common Stock
at a price of $18.0625 per share;

           (8) on January 13,  2000,  1,300  shares of Common Stock
at a price of $18.625 per share;

           (9) on January 13,  2000,  700 shares of Common Stock at
a price of $19.00 per share;

           (10) on January 18, 2000,  23,700 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $22.607 per share;

           (11) on January 19,  2000,  1,300 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $22.75 per share;

           (12) on January 25,  2000,  2,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $18.25 per share;

           (13) on January 26,  2000,  1,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $19.50 per share;

           (14) on January 26,  2000,  1,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $19.75 per share;

           (15) on January 27, 2000,  10,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $20.75 per share;

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           (16) on January 27,  2000,  3,300 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $21.125 per share;

           (17) on January 27,  2000,  3,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $21.25 per share;

           (18) on January 28, 2000,  200 shares of Common Stock at
a price of $23.00 per share;

           (19) on January 28,  2000,  1,800 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $22.75 per share;

           (20) on January 28,  2000,  5,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $22.625 per share;

           (21) on January 28,  2000,  2,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $21.75 per share;

           (22) on January 28, 2000,  10,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $22.875 per share;

           (23) on January 31,  2000,  2,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $22.75 per share; and

           (24) on January 31,  2000,  2,000 shares of Common Stock
at a price of $22.5625 per share.

           (d)  Not applicable.

           (e)  Not applicable.


      Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
               With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.


      Response unchanged.

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      Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

           None.

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                                SIGNATURE

           After   reasonable   inquiry  and  to  the  best  of  my
knowledge and belief,  I certify that the  information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:   February 7, 2000      LEON H. LIEBMAN

                               By    /s/ Michael A. Varet
                                    Michael A. Varet
                                    Attorney-in-Fact



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