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Re: Question for eBay experts
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 21 Apr 2000 17:15:15 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.market.auction, Christopher Lindsey writes:
> > Personally, I don't like this practice. There's a psychology to
> > auctions that's being circumvented with this type of practice. Someone
> > may look at an item and say "I won't bid on that because it's only been
> > up one day and is already at $50.00!" But if they have to keep raising
> > their bid, they're more comfortable going to the $50.00 point over time.
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> Hehe... just like the frog experiment that they mention in that volcano movie
> (1)... they say "if you put a frog in boiling water, the frog'll jump right
> out. But if you put the frog in cool water and warm them slowly, the frog will
> stay and boil to death..." ;-)
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> -Shiri
> fut .o-t.fun
> disclaimer: I do not think that experimenting with animals is a good thing!
> (1) Something "Peak", I can't remember ;-)
Dante's Peak, darlin'. Pierce Bronson was in it. I guess a pot of boiling
water isn't as bad as a microwave >:-O
-Chris
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| (...) Hehe... just like the frog experiment that they mention in that volcano movie (1)... they say "if you put a frog in boiling water, the frog'll jump right out. But if you put the frog in cool water and warm them slowly, the frog will stay and (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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