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Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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lugnet.market.theory
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Fri, 3 Dec 1999 00:47:59 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> [...]
> Summing up (and Todd won't admit this (3), but hey, I never make misteaks,
> so this IS the correct answer, I have spoken) They ARE auctions, there IS
> logic behind allowing them in b.s.t and even if there wasn't, he already
> decided, and that settles it, unless he changes his mind.
> [...]
> 3 - the part about him being wrong about anything... He's almost as stubborn
> as I am. (4)
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.
At any rate, my point was that, whether or not they are actually "auctions"
(which of course I agree they *lexicographically are* because of the silly
label, just as a "stuffed animal" is an "animal" and a "rice cake" is "cake"),
they're not _at all_ auctions _in spirit_ (no way, no way, no way), which you
explained much better than I did.
> 4 - well, I'm not stubborn, because that's a flaw and I don't have any. I'm
> just persistent.
Persistent is good. :-)
--Todd
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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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| (...) 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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