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(...) When you see an OBO in the newspaper and you call someone up and make an offer, you don't know who you're competing against either. OBO's are "sealed bid auctions" too. They're the same thing. But they're actually not auctions in spirit. (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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(...) Is anyone else having trouble submitting the form? It gives me an error saying "You are not authorized to view this page". I guess I'll check back tommorow. Jaka (26 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) A sealed-bid auction is a *DEGENERATE CASE* of an auction. They're only known as "auctions" because some bozo once upon a time many years ago called them auctions. The spirit of an auction is to solicit bids and use those bids in turn to (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 8480 for $330 ?!
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(...) If only they knew about www.thetoystore.com they could have saved a packet. Even without the "mega savings" mistake of the other day it's still a good buy. The shipping is the only killer (and what's stopping me, along with the exchange rate!) (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Outlet Mall Locations?
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(...) Well, for my two cents, I'd say that Chattanooga, TN would be the BEST place for all train-heads since it is the train capitol of North America (at least historically). It would be the perfect tie in to the magnetic track high- speed railway (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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