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In lugnet.general, Richard Franks writes:
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> <snip>
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> As a
> Lego Fan, by "take responsibility" I mean to make sure that the sets go to the
> people that want them, at cost, adding 5-10% profit if you wish. You can do
> this by randomly picking x people that responded within a certain time limit.
>
> Note that this isn't a moral judgement - I'm not saying that you should do
> that, or that you are wrong by not doing it. Personally I'd rather just make
> someone happy - it'd stop being such a fun hobby if I was trying to make money
> out of it. That's just my decision though and I awknowledge that yours is just
> as valid.
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> <snip>
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> Richard
Your ideas are close to those of John Cotton, a 16th century preacher who
believed in the free market -and- helping the fellow man - at the same time.
You might enjoy reading some of his sermon notes. I also agree with some of
his philosphy. This is in part why, for instance, I sell parts in private
auctions rather than on eBay. I could make much more money on ebay, but why
would I want to do that? Our parts auctions make us enough money to skim the
parts we want, and give us the funds to buy the parts for the next auction. We
don't expect or want much more than that out of a hobby.
Naji
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