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From: cswarren@gershwin.berkeley.edu (Warren Gish)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SIMM auctioneering
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Date: 2 Jun 88 07:59:18 GMT
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In article <5000@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> cooper@odin.ucsd.edu (Ken Cooper) writes:
>I have been criticized for auctioning SIMMs using electronic media. I'm not
>completely sure why, and would like to clarify my perspective on this issue.
>since I have only posted two articles relating to these SIMMs...
Well, now you've posted three articles.  There is also the related net traffic
to consider.

>net traffic is not at issue either.
I think the net traffic and people's time are the major issues.
Auctioning is not really feasible on the net.  Are the bids legally binding?
Is the auctioneer an independent party and accurately representing the high bid?

From my experience reading this newsgroup and others, a posting like
"Item_X for sale, $400 or best offer" would probably not create any furor.
(Before anybody asks, sorry, I'm all out of Item_X :-)

>Ken Cooper
>
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Warren Gish
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