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(...) This gets up my nose too. (1) I tend to think a bit less of the seller after they do that(2). There is an instance of that going on right now, although I shall omit most of the details... someone offered some things, not thinking they were (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Just curious, how do people feel about "I'm thinking of selling XYZ. If I get a huge response, I will auction it, otherwise I will come back with a price, and sell to the first offer"? How do you conduct trades? Do you trade for the "best (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) It's a bit of a waste of time, but it is *open*. I can choose to deal with that person - I know exactly what they intend to do, or I can walk away. Being open is the best thing as far as I am concerned. If the seller, mentioned earlier in the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) At those rates, I'll trade you some monkeys for pirate minifigs and islander hair pieces... :-) :-) :-) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I always admit I'm wrong once I've been shown it conclusively. In this case, I agree with the whole of your post above (some snipped). But disagree about being wrong about the essence of a "sealed bid auction" and what it really is or is not. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) BTW, one thing which hasn't been brought up yet (that I've seen) is the labels for the newsgroups... lugnet.market.auction -> implies auctions lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade -> implies buying, selling, trading, negotiating, bartering, etc. The (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) that (...) open (...) Now to somewhat answer my own question. I sort of did this with my advertisement that I was seeking interest in parts from 5978 Sphynx Secret Surprise. I got a bunch of responses, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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