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Subject:	Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.auction
Date:	Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:56:54 GMT
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Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote: > I think the original description was perfectly clear to anyone with a good > understanding of English. > > The descriptor is : "6 Lego Soccer Starter Set Boxes". > > The query arose once the price had risen. A prospective buyer thought, as > the price was so high, there must be somthing in them. > > In any event, buyers are able to retract bids before an auction ends. > > When you read "6 Lego Soccer Starter Set Boxes", what do you think you'll > get? I don't think EMPTY boxes. I think anyone with a clear understanding of english who wanted to make it clear he was selling EMPTY boxes would have included the word EMPTY in the description. If you had even one person ask, it wasn't perfectly clear. -- The parts you want without a bunch of crap? http://jaba.dtrh.com/ - Just Another Brick Auction Run your own LEGO auctions for free! (still in Beta) http://www.guarded-inn.com/bricks/

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		Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb)
There is a distinct difference between: A box of nails and a nail box A packet of sweets and a sweet packet A jug of water and a water jug A bucket of ice and an ice bucket A box of Lego and a Lego box Just after I started the auction, I placed an (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

		Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb)
(...) I would!!! That's what it says, after all. I'd expect to see 6 LEGO Soccer Starter Sets if someone was selling whole sets. But in the "Starter Set Boxes" case, I'd still kinda wonder if they really meant what they'd written; I'd hafta ask if (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

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		Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb)
I think the original description was perfectly clear to anyone with a good understanding of English. The descriptor is : "6 Lego Soccer Starter Set Boxes". The query arose once the price had risen. A prospective buyer thought, as the price was so (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

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