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New thread here...on the coattails of a controversial thread in .admin.general and in response to Frank Filz's post: (URL) define (as best we can) what constitutes an auction announcement or update. Then we can link to that definition from the Terms (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.faq, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | So what's a b-s-t announcement? (was: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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OK, I don't participate in much auctions... But I was wondering about Buy-sell-trade annoucements. Is it OK to post a b-s-t announcement in the appropriate group? For example, I want to trade a Belville set but I realize the chances to find someone (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) .admin.general (...) Sounds like an excellent idea. Something to think about, include some pointers to examples in the permanent description. (...) OK. (...) Larry's post here: (URL) very clearly very near the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: So what's a b-s-t announcement? (was: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) find (...) for (...) I think we should clarify things with other types of market announcements at the same time we clarify auctions, however, this clarification falls under the nature of guidelines rather than (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is
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(...) fundamental (...) are (...) Sealed bid auctions : I may be the only person that does this : if you mail the seller and ask what the best bid is to date (I did it once) they tell you. So, in reality, these can become just plain old auctions. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is
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(...) Yeah, good point. Once someone does do that, then their auction is no longer a sealed-bid auction, which means that (especially if they go out soliciting higher bids) it definitely doesn't belong in .buy-sell-trade in that case. (Not that a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is
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One comment... In the classic sense, a 'sealed-bid auction' is exactly that. The bids are all sealed until a specific time. Depending on the auction and the rules, the bidders may or may not be present when the bids are 'opened'. Auctions which we (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is
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(...) Please reconsider providing a mechanism for cancelling web originated posts that is more automated than "send Todd a note in email and hope he sees it". ++Lar (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.admin.general)
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