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(...) Yeah. (...) Well, at least you've got your priorities straight. (...) I doubt that this is a huge group. (...) Unfortunately, those 'morons' are right. (...) I assume some of them are in this group too, but not the majority. (...) Right, (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have a question about this. Is using a shill illegal, or just evil? (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, you have a good point. Perhaps a Supreme Being _IS_ the only absolute. If one were not to acknowledge the existence of such, then there would be no absolutes. I can live with that (atheism). I, however, do not concur, but I do have (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) So long, and thanks for all the fish. Jasper "Always insert a few random HHGttG references everywhere" Janssen (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree wholeheartedly with the "more honest" option, but I do so because it renders someone else's "dishonesty" ineffective. They can spend all the time and money they want. Against me, it is either enough or it isn't. No extra money or time (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: [It's OK to use critter who aren't aware in a meaningful way] (...) I wonder what potentially sentient means. Capable of being 'uplifted?' As steve bliss points out, it is commonly accepted that even domesticated porcine are (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Yes James, You are a hypocrit (not a word I normally need to spell). I here nothing good about ebay and have never looked at the site and your comment (5) doesn't help to get rid of ebay. The best thing we can all do is: when people post a message (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The other trouble is, if I'm bidding in multiple auctions, my maximum bid in one auction depends on what I end up spending in other auctions. So I can't (always) put an absolute maximum bid on a lot, and then just wait to see how it turns out. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Pigs are actually pretty smart, if I'm remembering correctly. (...) I think all the nets are pretty unsafe, for the tuna. Steve (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Good point. We haven't had many shills here (or at least we certainly don't know that we have :-) Warning, circular argument!) I prefer auctions where the bidders are made public, of course. But I think in this tight little community it comes (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's what happens when the glucose runs out for a bit, yes. (...) Didn't I tell you I ate it? (...) Err yeah. It's reference Fe3+ ion, so you know what to measure against. Jasper (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (for (...) Well perhaps it's just me being suspicious because I'm new to all this and not really used to internet auctions yet, but one thing that does worry me about lugnet auctions, where everything is controlled totally be the seller is - (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) 42. Jasper (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I guess there's no reason why you couldn't do that in lugnet auctions, if you tell the seller how much you'll go up to, and the seller is willing to do the auction that way. Simon (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sure, look at how successful the whole thing is from Wall Street's point of view: eBay's stock has been trading in the $200-$300 range for the past two months. On the day of their IPO last November, several people became instant millionaires (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) me. (...) Can't argue with that. I treat e-bay like I would treat a really big garage sale. By all means, I'll browse it and see if there's anything worthwhile, and if I can't find a friend or a charity that'll take my old junk, then I'll try (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<snip> (...) I agree that [eBay's] system has more than a few loose hoses, but designed for the cashflow and glory of the designers and sellers? All the grumbling about eBay doesn't point to very much glory, and the cashflow would be higher if eBay (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) been (...) a (...) bid (...) I know that. My point was two-fold. One was that the system encouraged waiting until the last minute to knock the other bidder out, instead of allowing him time to reconsider his 'proxy' - as in the example I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think there may be more than you think. I for one, use an alias because I didn't like having my email address as a handle. I also see eBay much like a swap meet. Lots of sellers, trying to get alot of money for junk. Occasionaly you find (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I've been lurking on this thread but I have to jump in here. (...) It's very simple: Because people don't know what they're willing to pay. They think they're mad at the other bidder, but what they're actually mad at (without usually knowing (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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