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aruba
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response 25 of 35:
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May 22 05:25 UTC 1996 |
Re #23: Right, I see that if we auction storage on another machine, it will
have to be for a finite amount of time. But if we auctioned off the right
to have graphics on Grex, presumably we could do it in perpetuity.
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nephi
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response 26 of 35:
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May 22 07:40 UTC 1996 |
I think I could comfortably house several sets of ten (twenty?) pictures on
my site, and do all the coordination with the winners to get them all set up.
Question is, would we get more money if we auctioned off one set of pictures
or would we get more money if we gave them to the several highest bidders?
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ajax
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response 27 of 35:
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May 22 17:01 UTC 1996 |
That's a tricky question, one without a definite answer. Say, for
example, you had just two people interested, but they were each willing
to bid up to $1000. With only one offered, Grex would get $1000, but
with two offered, one might bid $1, the other $2, and we'd only get $3.
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nephi
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response 28 of 35:
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May 22 23:12 UTC 1996 |
(That's what I was thinking . . . I'm willing to offer whatever people here
think would be best. Do you think it would be better, if we were to offer
multiple packages if they were each offered in separate items? Would that
help to offset the scenario you describe above? It is the way auctioneers
do it in the real world, but this is just a bit different, I think. 8^)
Hmm. I could also make each of the packages a litle bit different, too . .
I could offer one 20 pic package for two years (or indefinitely, with the
realization that someone else may have to house the thing years down the road
if the buyer is still interested), one 20 pic package for a year, and one 10
pic package for a year, or something like that. Do you think that would make
a difference?
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adbarr
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response 29 of 35:
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May 23 04:45 UTC 1996 |
##27 and 28 confuse me. A tied bid? I guess I don't understand, in full,
#26, nephi. Help me here. As I understand the flow, ajax is getting ready
to bid $2000, but he wants $3.00 change, or a net of $1,997.00 to Grex.
Right?
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ajax
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response 30 of 35:
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May 23 05:36 UTC 1996 |
In the auction conference, someone donated three of the same item, with
the three top bids to take each of three items. Some people bid the same
amount as other people, figuring the bid would still be in the top three,
but if two tied bids are both the third-highest, it's ambiguous who wins.
The easiest solution is to require unique bids even if multiple bids can
win.
Maybe a bandwidth limit would make more sense than a limit on the number
of images?
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adbarr
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response 31 of 35:
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May 23 05:40 UTC 1996 |
I'm not sure the easiest solution, is the correct solution here.
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popcorn
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response 32 of 35:
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May 29 14:54 UTC 1996 |
(I'm catching up on the co-op conference after a few days away.)
Suggestion: I'll enter an item in the co-op conference offering one set of
20 pictures on accessus, for one year. Let's see how popular it is, before
we auction off several of them.
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aruba
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response 33 of 35:
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May 30 04:57 UTC 1996 |
(You mean in the auction conference, Valerie?)
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popcorn
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response 34 of 35:
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May 30 15:20 UTC 1996 |
(Yup)
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janc
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response 35 of 35:
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May 31 16:45 UTC 1996 |
NOTE: The Grex-bat is now up for bids in the auction conference. Better
bid now to keep that thing out of the wrong hands.
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