At 12:15 AM 24/02/2008 +0000, greg piwonka wrote:
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>i sorta think the problem is the idea that your "winning" something...rathe
>r than buying something.
Yeah, that expression has never sat right with me. "Winning" seems to imply getting something for nothing or a tiny fraction of what it's worth by pure chance. In an auction, I purchase something for what it's worth to me and if it's worth more to someone else bidding, then it's theirs.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada