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(...) Look, buddy, there is a real difference between saying: "You are acting cluelessly" to someone who has most probably earned it fair and square, and calling someone who has _NOT_ earned it a parasite. To even suggest that "parasite" and (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) AKA: A Dutch auction. Why is this bad? (And I'm not just saying that because I'm Dutch, damnit! ;-> ) Jasper (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) If i were to email the high bidder with such an offer, I would expect him to honor his bid. I wouldn't expect him to outbid the next bidder, if someone raises his offer, though. I have been in such a situation before, and honored my bid. It's (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I suppose this puts off the EU-USA common market agreement for ages - I was looking forward for that - no customs! I think the score will be EU 1-1 USA - EU will win on penalties. (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Huh? (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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First of all, I think I successfully cross-posted this to lugent.off-topic.debate. Please remove market.auction in any replies. (...) I stand corrected. However, courtesy is not something that can be decided by individuals, because it is a social (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) I think you've hit the nail on the head. I'm getting bored with the bickering, and I figure others must be as well. I'll continue to post to the other part of this thread re standard auctions turning into (...) (26 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Not agreeing at all. You tried to construct this straw man to justify your "ownership" of a thread and your reaction to someone else posting to it in what you viewed as competition with your auction. You don't own the thread. The toyshop owner (...) (26 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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-----Original Message----- From: Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> Newsgroups: lugnet.off-topic.debate Date: 05 March 1999 23:07 Subject: Re: which threads, ethics (was: Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge) (...) I take your point that (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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John DiRienzo wrote in message ... (...) {snip} (...) Funny way to end a thread? (...) The name is Steve actually, but formalities aside, yes I do see it as a sellers market. (...) much out (...) YOUR definition here BTW, not mine, and a cynical one (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Exactly the point I was making. I'm glad you agree at last. (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'd say if you have multiple sellers competing to the point that lower prices are offered that annoy you then you don't quite HAVE that seller's market. If you as a seller want $1,000 for your set that normally fetches $200 it doesn't matter (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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John DiRienzo wrote: <snip> John, I agree with most of what you say. A few points though. I was pretty careful to set my followups each time and I don't respond to this thread over there. But I do think it's useful to discuss mores and manners. No (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ha ha ha. The US better knock off this protectionist crap. Can anyone say Smoot Hawley? That episode of government interference in the market was proximate cause for the great depression. The world economy is precarious right now and what is (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS POST: END THIS THREAD! I read several groups each morning, looking for things to buy, thus I have lugnet.market.auction on my newsgroups to read list. No off-topic.debate. I don't have time to read debates, and normally don't (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Quite the opposite actually - when there are more buyers than sellers, you have a sellers market. Sellers have the upper hand. Its a fairly elementary concept. (...) speak (...) people". (...) To quote one of (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Latest thing to be banned, Lego.... (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This is a specious argument as this is a real, actually used, and extremely valid auction format. I've done it myself as a buyer. Just as a seller's auction is good for scarce things, a buyer's auction is good for plentiful things. It is (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Interesting. I'm glad you posted the dictionary definition, it warms this old pedant's heart to see argument from authority. :-) I see your reasoning, I think. In your view, either you're the organism (and an appendage of the organism is the (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, in a free market your wants as a seller are somewhat secondary to the wants of the much larger group of buyers you want to do business with, aren't they? (...) I often like to flatter myself, thanks. And while I wouldn't presume to say I (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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