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On several occasions, a bickering contest has erupted over competitive market posts. Perhaps we need to settle on some ground rules for competitive marketing here. I'd like to open the discussion with the following thoughts: In a market with any (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) <snip some ideas that may be worthy of discussion> (...) I respectfully disagree. It sounds like you are trying to engineer the community. I feel what you are proposing is too difficult to enforce with consistancy and fairness. Suz has a point (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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I disagree with Jude, and agree with Frank. (...) You can be completely respectful and still treat someone like dirt if you highjack their post to lowball their sales offer. If I follow your logic, as long as I do it all politely, it's fine. I think (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I dunno, I kinda like the 'don't make me mad'. We are here at the grace of Suz et al. Sure we paid money, but is like Boy Scouts--I paid money to that as well--didn't mean I could just do as I please. There's structure, and there are people (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I'm not trying to create rules which must be applied in only one way. I'm trying to suggest that we need to codify our expectations of how we conduct business on Lugnet better. All too often, things like counter offers errupt into a flame war. (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) What if you are merely pointing out that the item offered at the stated price is not the best deal out there? That is both a kind of highjacking and low-balling, even if it is through a third party not invloved in the thread. I happen to (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I disagree. The fact that people have friction between them is de facto since the beginnings of human history. It has nothing to do with the existence of rules -- rules are a collateral issue only. Rules are an attempt at a solution, and I (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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richard marchetti wrote in message ... (...) thread. (...) Me too. How is it that when one of us sees a higher-than-reasonable price for something on eBay which we know is available cheaper elsewhere, people diss the seller ("scalper", etc) and (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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