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Re: Fair Auction? (Was Re: Honest Capitalism)
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Mon, 13 Sep 1999 17:11:41 GMT
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On Mon, 13 Sep 1999 05:29:32 GMT, "Richard Franks"
<spontificus@__no_spam_please_im_veggie__yahoo.com> wrote:

Does anyone think this is workable and/or desirable?

Workable?  Who knows - I'm not a mathematician or an economist.

Desirable?  Heck no.  We live in the real world.  In the real world
the person willing AND able to spend the most for something gets it.
That's the way it is, and that's the way it ought to be.

Note, this is coming from someone who almost _never_ wins an auction,
not so much because I'm not able to spend money, but because I'm not
willing to do so to the extent that some people are.



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  Re: Fair Auction? (Was Re: Honest Capitalism)
 
(...) Real world ethics debate aside, does Lego-Distribution have to be so heavily tied to the real-world and the evolved Capitalism that we know today? If we can think of a fairer system for Lego, then why isn't that desirable? Richard (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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  Fair Auction? (Was Re: Honest Capitalism)
 
(...) Okay, but remember that this is written in a sleepless, jet-lagged haze.. so please forgive any muddy thinking :) Picture a non-profiteering auction-sale system. Every member starts with a certain number of credits. Your credit level (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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