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Subject: 
Re: superAUCTION 5: MIB Trades Welcome!!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:55:33 GMT
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c576653@cclabsSPAMCAKE.missouri.edu
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Todd Lehman wrote:

One can submit a bid in terms of MIB sets
(preferably train or town) for any of my items.  Read rules below.
[...]

That really doesn't make it OK.  Furthermore, anyone who cares will already
know about your auction from reading the .auction group.

Everyone, please help keep this group auction-free.  The auction group is
right next-door.

Would it be appropriate to post just the initial announcement if trades
are to be accepted as auction bid currency?  If not, how does one let
people who are only interested in trades - and who thus don't read
.auction - know about this kind opportunity?  It seems like some
crossover should be reasonable...even if it's not written that way.

--
Sincerely,

Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA



Message has 1 Reply:
  Clear line between Auctions and Trades
 
(...) If, as a bidder/buyer, you can trade for something and end up not having to place bids in the auction, then it may be appropriate for the auctioneer to tactfully post a note (*once*) in the .buy-sell-trade group pointing people over to the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: superAUCTION 5: MIB Trades Welcome!!
 
(...) Uhm, YES, it is off-topic for this group, and you are out on a limb. Please re-read the Terms of Use for this site, which you agreed to when you signed up, and which state that auction announcements and updates are only appropriate in groups (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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