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(...) {some snippage} (...) Todd, I cannot agree with you here. Auctions have competition when multiple bidders are present--this may not happen in all auction cases. And when some bidders have more money, desire, etc to buy with than others--well (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) of (...) original (...) to (...) Perhaps something on the lines of: ---...--- Posts offering items for sale, trade, auction, or "wanted" posts, or anything else related to "market" type activities are (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms) !
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) spaceship (...) that's (...) other (...) different (...) Gotta agree with Todd here, but a counter example which is probably ok is something like the following: : Check out (URL) for pictures of the huge (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I can only speak for myself here, I'd find that extremely annoying, if that's all the post said -- especially without a more explicit pointer to the other list. Yet, even with a more explicit pointer, it wouldn't sound any different to me as a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I suppose it depends on what standard one sees as being doubled. Normally the term applies to cases where there shouldn't be a double standard, like sexes or races. In this case, if the standard is "selling" or "flogging," then, yes, it's a (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) "I desperately need a few 2x4x3 flibber-globbits (any color) for spaceship I'm working on. If you've got some, check out my post in .market.bst." Ok in .space? (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Yup, I agree. I was mostly speaking to the .theme groups, I suppose. They are more inherently discussion - the .loc groups are a different mammal, in several ways. (...) Well, ok. I've noted which groups I feel are appropriate below... (...) (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) For the record, I agree with Mike on this one. (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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<frank's well thought words snipped> (...) or (...) I do not pretend to speak for everyone. The problem for me is that I can not discernbetween trade/sale/auction posts. They are all the same to me. I attribute a value to a set I want, if I can get (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Not really. Seller run auctions create more traffic because of the constant updates, but ebay auction announcements are usually a single or 2 shot deal. Many B-S-T posts fall in that level of traffic. Yet, many people seem to dislike ebay (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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