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(...) this (...) I can't really say anything one way or another regarding what Larry has said about the types of markets..., it seems to make sense, but economics tends to stretch my 10 s attention span a little too far :] Now that I think about it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) After reading that, I'd hafta agree with you... Especially that last sentence. Darn it, I'm moving to the States! Bryan (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And you thought I wouldn't like your answer! Nothing there I disagree with, although I don't think regulation has too much to do with, in the end, whether an older Lego set is discounted by 15% rather than 50%. I think I'll pose this question (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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See my reply to Erin... It's the standard libertarian dogmatic answer. :-) (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, in my opinion, the US is a more market driven economy and so stores are more concerned with financial results. Managers are managed more on effective use of capital, and less on compliance with government regulations. Also, the US (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Actually, Larry, I am interested in your take on the types of discounts that stores offer during a sale. For the benefit of other readers, we Canadians (at least on the West Coast) had lamented that we only occasionally see 10% - 15% mark-downs for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ok, why are the US stores seem to be more concerned with moving merchandise out and why they can afford to give steeper discounts? (Note: If you say something incredibly horrible, disgusting, shocking, vulgar, I will not lash out at you, cuz I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Susan Olson wrote in message ... (...) the (...) Certainly eBay owns the format and technology that makes the listings possible. Certainly the seller owns the text used to describe the item. But certainly eBay can not be forced to give away the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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William A. Swanberg wrote in message ... (...) thing: (...) If the DOD hadn't allowed the internet to expand beyond the government, it would have just delayed the internet for a while. By the time the internet started to be useful, Usenet was (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This post was to trainheads, most of us don't mind being spammed with metroliner parts for trade! James P (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Susan Olson" <so0s@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:FpHB1t.BJ9@lugnet.com... [snip] (...) would (...) to be (...) new (...) I've said (...) Far be it from me to get in the middle of this one, law was about as far from my college major as you (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'd dispute this... but Frank's question wasn't framed very well. So I'll just provide some anecdotal evidence. Now, this anecdotal evidence is applicable to domestic flights only, and to the carriers I fly most, but I have checked well over (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hah! (...) Friends who travel regularly suggest the percentage is around 10-20%. And yes, they need better baggage-handling. But who is going to pay for that? Oh, and one tip: Never Ever leave old routing-tags on your bags if you want them to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Then it's gone, also quite effectively reducing it to zero. My point is that it's not a good thing to punish mismanagement as if it's the same thing as whatever things the mismanaged underlings get up to. (...) If your manager is a floor or a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Absolutely, I agree. It's a good habit to leav all the attributions in until the lat moment, so you know how many to leave in. An advice i'd do well to follow myself, of course... ;-) Jasper (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Indeed. They are. Jasper (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have no issues with you personally either Larry and this is a civilized discussion not a "brawl" or a flame war - I am somewhat toward the libertarian view myself (I'm not dogmatic about anything except how cool the Internet and Legos are (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Susan, I don't want to start a brawl with you but I disagree with several of the points you're making. You're new here, so you may not know me and my stances, which I do not hesitate to articulate, and which I do so quite vigorously. Don't take this (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think I remember cases like this, maybe even cases where people got real mad about it, but S@H itself normally labels these items "not available in stores" itself it its catalog - why shouldn't eBay sellers be able to do the same? Yes, it (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Larry I think you'll find that the vast majority of AW posters are primarily bidders - since most sellers know that ebaY is the only viable game in town, I say right on to the DOJ and check it out before it becomes impossible for small sellers (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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