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    Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction —Ed Jones
   (...) 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? (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
   
        Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction —Larry Pieniazek
    (...) You know, I didn't try. But if I were coding an auction site, I sure would not allow self bids. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
   
        Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction —Todd Lehman
   (...) 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. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
   
        Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction —Mike Stanley
     (...) 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. (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
   
        Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction —Larry Pieniazek
    (...) Point taken. Never mind. (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 

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