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  Re: Good things about E-Bay ...
 
(...) The 5-10 minute works to disable people who snipe in the last 30 seconds or so. When people slam in bids with less than 1 minute left in the auction, it's extremely challenging for anyone to re-bid in time. With a 5-10 minute (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: shills on eBay
 
(...) Because adding bids increases demand for the item. So any bidding activity from the seller is suspect. It's a matter of trust. I have a friend who sells at craft fairs. She reports that the thing that increases her sales volume is to have (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) But the idea with computerized sniping is you can fire off a low bid late enough in the game, that no one will be able to react in time (even another computer -- it won't be informed of the change soon enough). If the item is already bidded (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) Steve (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Frog
 
(...) In this particular case, it's because it was boron. Steve (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Frog
 
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:58:54 GMT, "Selçuk <teyyareci>" <sgore@nospam.superonline.com> wrote: Follow-up to .fun, for obvious reasons. (...) Well... I'm not sure if this is a spoiler or not. I think not, because I think it's book 3... yes, it is. It's (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Frog
 
(...) That would be "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency". If the translator translated "holistic" to Turkish-for-"holy", then you might be better off to read the English language originals. (...) There is also "The Long Dark Tea-time of the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) Seriously, we're all (well, I am anyway) eager to start dumping a cut into your projects. (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Frog
 
Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36ccaaf5.56473925@l...et.com>... (...) Not that easy, takes 10M years to come by...:-) Selçuk (1) Preliminary answer?..now I'm at the middle of fourth book, and probably will start fifth one this weekend...:-) nice (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) Here is some background info: (URL) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Frog
 
Jesse Long wrote in message ... (...) element) (...) Bet you also like " The Postman" and "Waterworld" which are both declared "unnecessary to see" by the critics. And yes, I'd like them, too. .:-) Selçuk P.S.. Since she is the supreme being, and (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) designed for bastards ripping people off. Why would they not also get a warez version of the program? Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) That's rather sad. A box of Beta currently goes for... $2000, I think. Possibly more. Arabian Nights go for $4000, which is totally silly - I calculated once what cards you'd get out of it (pretty good guess, as in each box you get 120 out of (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) Sorry - yes, that is what I meant. (...) Cool! I'll look forward to that. Simon (URL) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) On my desk, but that's it :) Does anyone have a spare 6067 flag? :) Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Frog
 
(...) You've found it! The Question to the answer to Life, The Universe & Everything! Oh... Wait. It's only the preliminary answer. Damn the telephone sanitizers! Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Frog
 
Selçuk wrote in message ... (...) absolute (...) is (...) Never thought I'd go for a girl with neon orange hair. Why are all my favorite movies panned by the critics? Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Frog
 
Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) In several references, I saw some claims about cats that they have the most evolved and most humanlike brain throughout the animal world, which has many close resemblances with human brain. This is very nice (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) You're right, I haven't. To-date, I've done nothing more complicated than a straight sale. I am gearing up for a small set auction, and am considering if the amount of work that would go into a parts auction is worth it to me. I am aware that (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Frog
 
(...) No..No need to prove. Supreme being is existing. I saw her on TV, and she is a very cute one..:-) (I don't know why, she calls herself as fifth element) Selçuk (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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