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Copy of a reply I made to a post on RTL: ---...--- (...) Incidentally, while writing Tom on this subject today I came up with the following formulas for figuring out how many slopes it takes to build a pyramid (assuming all 2x2 slopes as Tom is (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Thoughts on having preferred customers in auctions
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(...) I offered bidders in my first auction a discount in my second, and I think I even did something weird like offer the highest bidder in one a discount on the next one (parts auction - highest amount of parts bought). I stopped doing that not (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This is lugnet, but whatever. WOW! How did you do the studless rendering that is the "heading" of the tank page? That is very nice looking. (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) This shouldn't be an issue at all. I am almost ALWAYS at a monetary disadvantage in auctions, especially if I am bidding against Tony, Larry, Rob, or Gary ;-) (...) THIS one might be an issue. (...) | Please do not associate my personal views (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I would agree that this would be considered unfair - regardless of why you're doing it, you are tilting a (theoretically) even playing field, which is one reason people run auctions rather than straight sales(1). (...) What I have considered (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> Michael, I was really impressed by your creations. As far as I know, you're the first person to make original Ninja-themed sets and they are beautiful. I can't wait until more of the project is done! Also, you have really good pics up (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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This is a great tank. I am looking forward to seeing some of your other work. Keep it up. Bob (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) James has a point. Regarding your idea of giving a discount - I can say that I would definitely feel it was as unfair as any other tactic that would drive up the prices in an auction, and if I knew the auctioneer was going to do so, I'd be far (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Stop trying to tailor reality to fit every nuance of your sensibilities. An auction is the fairest way to dispose of things in return for value but it is incompatible with certain other goals, e.g making everyone happy. Let auctions be (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: My new lego web pages
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(...) Just as a sidenote: this is Lugnet, not RTL. :P Jasper (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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