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In lugnet.general, Scott Arthur wrote:
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In lugnet.general, Tim Courtney wrote:
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In lugnet.general, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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k thanks,
this is what i thought it ment but i wanted to be sure. a simple change of
the quanity to some rediculus number like 20,000 would fix the problem. i’m
still however curious as to what larry would have an unlimited stock of.
ondrew
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He (or anyone) would theoretically have unlimited stock of a service
performed after the order is placed 1.
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Does that not assume that the service provider’s time is unlimited?
I’d argue that a hobbyist would have a finite ability to offer a service. In
the commercial world a non-specialist service provider would simply find a
subcontractor, but a hobbyist would find that much harder to do.
Scott A
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You could argue that -- it may become undesireable to list a service with
infinite quantity if the service proves too popular ... I think that’s best left
up to the user, though. It would be a neat feature -- and I at least don;t
*think* it would skew things in a bad way (might be wrong).
-Tim
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| (...) Does that not assume that the service provider's time is unlimited? I’d argue that a hobbyist would have a finite ability to offer a service. In the commercial world a non-specialist service provider would simply find a subcontractor, but a (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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