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(...) Hmm, I'm not entirely clear on why the above quoted isn't an auction announcement. The larger post -- on a whole -- obviously isn't, but in my mind, it certainly does _contain_ an auction announcement, albeit one with a disclaimer. It's not an (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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Sign up vie ME and I'll kickback $6 of each referral to you. Links to the sign-up pages are: PayPal: https://secure.paypa...y%40wt.net X.com: https://preview.x.co...ccount.asp (referral is dfinney@wt.net ) FUT lugnet.market.auction ;-) Doug (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Hrm. No offense, but how is "just in a hurry" different from "just lazy"? (The word "lazy" being a word someone else used recently to explain how his auction announcement wound up in .buy-sell-trade...) And should that be a viable (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I think we're going to have a hard time totally eliminating references to auctions, and perhaps we have to look at content and purpose of the post over all. It was clear to me that Larry was offering a kickback for signing up using him as the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) The X offer expires in, what, 3 days... time was of the essence to let people know that windows are not the only thing available. I literally had 2 minutes or less to get that posted or I wasn't going to be able to post it at all for several (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Well, that implies that even using the word "auction" (whoops!) or the url for an auction related site like eBay.com (whoops again!!!) constitutes an auction (whoops a third time!!!) post, which I think is totally false. -- Paul Davidson Todd Lehman (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38AB29E8.20EE21C@vo...er.net>... (...) This just re-inforces my feeling that we need to consider that this is a HOBBY for almost all of us. This means that we have limited time. This means that sometimes we may (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38AB1339.4F44474D@v...er.net>... (...) Out of curiousity (i'm tired and that word doesn't look right any way I type it--doesn't help that the keys keep changing places under my fingers), why doesn't Todd have this (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I've tried twice so far, but both times, X.com reported back an error, saying that (a) their DB was still somewhat under construction and in flux, and (b) that my name didn't match my SS# (which it actually did). --Todd (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I read Larry's message the same way you did, Todd. And I had the same reaction: "Larry's smarter than that. Why's he posting a disingenuous auction announcement?" Then I realized the truth. What he typed was: (...) The meaning of this passage (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) A bit off topic but... You guys give out your social security numbers over the net? Man that takes serious uh... guts. Regards, Kurt (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Finding out someone's SSN is pretty easy, so not using it on the net really isn't going to help you much. I'm sure if I took less than an hour, I could find several ways to get SSNs. I have no need to, so I'm not going to waste the time. (...) -- | (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I could have your SSN in about 20 minutes if I really wanted it, probably from about 4 different sources I can think of right off the top of my head. (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Yesterday when I tried to sign up, I got an error about my name, several times. Today, I signed up in the morning, and it worked fine. I think what is happening is some lookup times out, and they decide you aren't real (instead of telling you (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) First question: I'm not intimately familiar with the services being advertised, so forgive my naivete for asking, but wouldn't something such as the following have been faster?-- ---...--- Subject: No gimmicks, just a free 40 bucks. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) Well, I'm not Larry, but I'll respond anywise... (...) been (...) -- (...) now (...) https://preview.x.co...oyager.net (...) -- Two thoughts: - Recall that Larry said he had a window already open with his (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) This just proves even further to me that there does not exist anyone of human form by the name of Todd Lehman. His existence is a myth. But don't ask Larry Pieniazek...he will try to convince you otherwise by telling you tall tales and sending (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Myth! Myth! "Yeth?" James (URL) my name's James, and I'm...I'm a muppaholic." "Hi, James." (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ya, I grokked that. :) So it's significantly quicker to: 1. Be on the already-open window with the auction 2. Click on the browser's Location box 3. Ctrl-C to copy URL 4. Alt-Tab to edit-post window 5. Ctrl-V to paste URL than to: 1. Be on the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) he (...) Well, you're forgetting the possibility of having to scroll, which is why I pointed out that the URL for his auction was in the title/menu area of the window. Another factor, which I have pointed out (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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referenced post is in the process of being cancelled, it was replaced (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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