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My two cents worth
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lugnet.market.auction
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Fri, 19 Feb 1999 04:25:12 GMT
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As a buyer, I'm not sure what difference it would make whether there
were 1, 2, or 10 LEGO auctions on the DTRH server. I current track
close to 20 sites that either sell LEGO products or auction off LEGO
pieces. I'm not going to stop looking at all the opportunities that
come along. In fact, unless someone pointed out that the two LEGO sales
were located on the same server, I wouldn't know it.
I guess there could be an advantage because the DTRH set up is easier to
use, but I don't think it's that much of an advantage.
As a buyer, I don't go and hunt for auctions, I have more than enough
opportunities to feed my habit based on the auctions and sales on RTL.
Whether Gene keeps the exclusive rights or not, I'll probably never
know. But it won't effect my participation either way.
Tim B.
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> Nickie Engle wrote:
> >
> > Just an add'l note - maybe the exclusive policy was not a good idea -
> > I don't know. It apparently doesn't apply too well to Lego, but I
> > still think it would be helpful in many other situations.
> >
> > But regardless whether it was good or bad policy, it *WAS* what I had
> > told my original customers, so therefore I've got to stick by it, with
> > those customers at least.
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> You've got my vote for a businessperson with integrity. If you make a
> committment you stick by it, all right, at least for the categories in
> effect, unless you get a win/win agreement, that includes everyone, to
> make a change.
>
> Sometimes decisions we make have unintended consequences or put others
> in a tough spot. But that's the way it is. There is no Utopia and life
> is not fair. It's more important to stand behind our actions, and try to
> work to find a compromise that has a win for everyone.
>
> Gene IS in a tough spot. I see his perspective, and I sympathise. And
> further, he should not take what I am about to say as pressure to
> change. He should stick to his principles as he sees them. But I think
> he's wrong. LEGO is NOT like Ty. Much less fungible. There is no way
> that Gene and Mike would be in direct competition in very many areas,
> the market is way too big and the supply way too small. We have so far
> seen that auctions tend to breed more auctions and more interest, both
> for pieces and for sets. Not many pieces have had precipitious price
> declines (except maybe Timmy...) because of increased number of
> auctions.
>
> --
> Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
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> For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please.
> - Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please.
> - Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
> - This is a family newsgroup, thanks.
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| (...) You've got my vote for a businessperson with integrity. If you make a committment you stick by it, all right, at least for the categories in effect, unless you get a win/win agreement, that includes everyone, to make a change. Sometimes (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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