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(...) I was just going to say that. I think that a lugnet.market.discussion or similar would encompass all the issues that have been presented without misleading in any way. It's not as specific as .theory or .technology which I consider a plus, but (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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I like the idea of lugnet.market.auction.d (discussion) since most of the people must be looking for auctions in this particular group. Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) People like options. Right. But people, myself included, can hear of some (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) That's not sniping, that's just bidding. Arrangements are nice, but they have to run with the acknowledgement that other people might bid on the lots in question. It still sucks to be you in that case. Steve "You keep using that word. I do not (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Yes. Should you be bidding in auctions if you haven't organized your life sufficiently to have bought insurance? No, you shouldn't. If you do anyway, and have to welsh because you didn't think things through, you deserve a black mark. Else (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I like market.theory better than technology for two reasons 1) as Todd said, cut back on people thinking they can buy CD players there... 2) Theory encompasses technology. 3) the Usenet precendent. OK, 3 reasons. That said, I don't think (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Why not lugnet.market.discuss? (or STB lugnet.market.disc? Use appropriate abbreviation here) The topic du jour may be auction philosophies and the best rules to build an auction around, but there are other discussion-type topics which could (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... :>Therein lies what I beleive to be the ugliness of timed :> auctions - they discourage bidders from revealing information (how they :> value a given lot) until as late as possible. : :Amen to that! : : :> Don't get (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Tom Stangl wrote in message <371FAADA.E4CD7369@n...pe.com>... :Messages also help when a bidder is trying to bid on ALL lots of a piece, you only :want ONE, and after the bids get ridiculously high, you find out it's because he :needs "all the lots (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I agree that .theory is too narrow. What about market.techniques? To me that would seem to encompass the theory aspect to a certain extent as well as the use of technology. Anyone can discuss tips on what/where/how/when to buy/sell. I had (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I think what ultimately hurts an auction site (or any site, for that matter) is not giving people the features they want. How many IRL auctions have you -ever- heard of that -didn't- allow large bid jumps? The kind of jumps that cause the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) If you dislike the feature that much, then you shouldn't support the feature. But it is a very good feature nonetheless, because it helps your bidders accomplish what they want to accomplish. (...) You won't make anything less harmful for (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Is that a case in favor of .market.theory or in favor of .market.tech? In my mind, ethical issues fit much more closely with what .market.theory means but not so much with what .market.tech* means, so ethics would be a case in favor (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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*** Many items are now sold. Balance of items will progress every two days until sold if no new bids are received. Can all winning bidders please notify me if you are finished bidding or want to bid on other items so I can let you know the shipping (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) You can't eliminate Firm Bids, PERIOD. If I wanted a firm bid of X in an auction that didn't allow them, I'd bid a Proxy of X-minincr and X. That's a waste of bidder's time, is it not? I personally use Ebay (and of course at least half of the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) OOPS - I jsut did a "McDonald" - just kidding TOM (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) [snip] (...) Market theory could include algorithms, etc. but my initial reaction is - What makes an auction good, just, fair, well run - it turns into an ethical discussion for me - although that might not be a bad topic for here either. (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) [snip] (...) Market theory could include algorithms, etc. but my initial reaction is - What makes an auction good, just, fair, well run - it turns into an ethical discussion for me - although that might not be a bad topic for here either. (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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Messages also help when a bidder is trying to bid on ALL lots of a piece, you only want ONE, and after the bids get ridiculously high, you find out it's because he needs "all the lots minus X pieces from the last lot", you only need X or less, so (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Which is the MUCH more likely use. -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Hey, that's a cool name that might work. Are these analysis/theory threads becoming too much to follow in a primiarly-non-discussion group? Are these discussions noise here? If so, then yes, there should be a separate group for this sort of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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