Short PERL code fix

I have an auction script with a sub routine that allows users to create a profile page. The form and page creation work well as long as the user only enters plain text. If they enter html into the description form field, the generated profile page appears to ignore it. This profile page generator sub routine is supposed to be able to accept html. I can't find why it doesn't. The code is all there, I just need someone to review it, and make the corrections neccessary so that it works correctly. Subr routine file is attached.