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Well, I am happy to report that another lot has been added: - 3442 LegoLand California Truck, Donated by Russell Clark and Ardjan Besse will be donating two more lots which I will have up soon: - A shell promotion packet, #2537 ( (URL) ) - an (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I don't have a problem with it. I'll do the bidding if you want. I do have a question about the fees associated with the auctioning of sets - how are they being handled? Not that a buck or two matters, but are the donators handling the selling (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I doubt it. It's fairly obvious that you are running this as a volunteer, for what is essentially a group effort. It would actually be unfair to ask you not to bid, simply because it's your name attached to the auction. James (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Thanks. Probably take you up on it. (...) Derick gave me a credit which I am using toward this. If I run out, I'll make a pitch that he extend it, or cover the fees myself. Good question, though. My account still shows the fees because Bev (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I'd be happy to bid on them for you - opening at $1000 :'). I don't see why you can't bid for yourself? Is it a technical problem? (25 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) You know, I didn't try. But if I were coding an auction site, I sure would not allow self bids. (25 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Yup. And I can imagine cases where a seller might have second thoughts about selling at all. Cancelling the auction is one way to keep it. Another way is to completely outbid everyone interested in it. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Why not? Preventing self-bidding only gives a false sense of security to participants. Someone dishonest enough to bid on their own items (in a dishonest way) could still effectively bid via a friend or alter-ego. It doesn't stop anything. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Point taken. Never mind. (25 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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