Note to any current or aspiring restaurateurs out there hoping to snap up The Brass Elephant at auction Tuesday: you're out of luck.The auction has been canceled.So says Alex Cooper Auctioneers' website.Does that mean they've found a buyer for the Mount Vernon landmark? I've left messages with part-owner Randy Stahl and the auctioneer, but haven't heard back yet.I'll post more details here when I get them.UPDATE: Just heard back from Paul Cooper of Alex Cooper. He said that the auction was called off Friday, but that he didn't know why."I've been trying to get an answer myself," he said. Sun file photo of The Brass Elephant's cioppino and Randy Stahl