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Cristiano Midnight

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01-05-2006 14:49

During the discussions of land buyback, several people have asserted that Linden Lab sold the sims at higher prices with a telehub in them. I have never seen any evidence to back up that fact. Did telelhub land auctions start above the $1,000 opening price of other auctions? If so, what price did they start at?

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Nolan Nash

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01-05-2006 14:53

I too, have asked that this assertion be backed up, only to be met with silence. That doesn't prove that those claiming this are wrong, but I do find the silence interesting.

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Gabe Lippmann

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01-05-2006 15:00

My best guess is that the claim centers on the fact that these claimants think that LL, by virtue of their silence while the bidding raged ever higher, was tacitly agreeing that the Hubs made the land more valuable because they knew that this was what drove the price of these sims higher. Couple this with the concept that LL did this concurrent to working on the demise of the Hubs would indicate fraud.

NOTICE: I am not making this claim. This is just the best I can frame that particular point of view. Anyone...feel free to correct me.

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Schwanson Schlegel

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01-05-2006 15:05

I bid on several that started at $1000 USD.

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Cristiano Midnight

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01-05-2006 20:08

From: Nolan Nash

I too, have asked that this assertion be backed up, only to be met with silence. That doesn't prove that those claiming this are wrong, but I do find the silence interesting.

I find it curious myself why it is so hard to get a direct answer to this question.

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Burke Prefect

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01-05-2006 20:44

From: Cristiano Midnight

I find it curious myself why it is so hard to get a direct answer to this question.

You expect a straight answer from ::? Did some noob buy your account so they wouldn't have to level up on their own?

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Chris Wilde

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01-05-2006 20:47

Lol!

Ghoti Nyak

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01-05-2006 21:02

Its a good question.

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Siggy Romulus

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01-05-2006 22:30

I did the next best thing... I stopped worrying too much about it.. I have enough to get pissed off about in the real world.

I never saw an auction start above price - I never saw linden land start at a higher fee - 'Telehub Land' never meant shit until people started touting it as being important.

The only 2 things that were above average at a telehub plot that I ever saw were price of sale and lag... Personally I'm willing accept the decision because it means I won't be forced into tporting into a 3fps crapfactory for a while (I'd say 'ever again' but teleporting was here in 1.0 - and what god giveth - he can also taketh away).

I'm not trying to minimalise the argument - I personally think the whole thing was a totally boneheaded thing to do - but honestly - I think all there is left worth doing is to stop the bonehead-bandwagon jumping on to get their free $$$.

This tarded maneuver is done - gone - decided... all you can try and do is try and stop the next one.. and trust me - the jackals are already coming out of the woods.

Siggy.

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Forseti Svarog

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01-05-2006 22:34

hear hear siggy

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Cristiano Midnight

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01-05-2006 23:25

I'm not trying to stop it - what is done is done. I just saw repeated statements about what Linden lab supposedly did, and I was curious since I could not find any answer to that question.

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Question about telehub land auctions
Cristiano Midnight Evil Snapshot Baron Join date: 17 May 2003 Posts: 8,616	01-05-2006 14:49 During the discussions of land buyback, several people have asserted that Linden Lab sold the sims at higher prices with a telehub in them. I have never seen any evidence to back up that fact. Did telelhub land auctions start above the $1,000 opening price of other auctions? If so, what price did they start at? _____________________ Cristiano ANOmations - huge selection of high quality, low priced animations all $100L or less. ~SLUniverse.com~ SL's oldest and largest community site, featuring Snapzilla image sharing, forums, and much more.
Nolan Nash Frischer Frosch Join date: 15 May 2003 Posts: 7,141	01-05-2006 14:53 I too, have asked that this assertion be backed up, only to be met with silence. That doesn't prove that those claiming this are wrong, but I do find the silence interesting. _____________________ “Time's fun when you're having flies.” ~Kermit
Gabe Lippmann "Phone's ringing, Dude." Join date: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 4,219	01-05-2006 15:00 My best guess is that the claim centers on the fact that these claimants think that LL, by virtue of their silence while the bidding raged ever higher, was tacitly agreeing that the Hubs made the land more valuable because they knew that this was what drove the price of these sims higher. Couple this with the concept that LL did this concurrent to working on the demise of the Hubs would indicate fraud. NOTICE: I am not making this claim. This is just the best I can frame that particular point of view. Anyone...feel free to correct me. _____________________ go to Nocturnal Threads
Schwanson Schlegel SL's Tokin' Villain Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 2,721	01-05-2006 15:05 I bid on several that started at $1000 USD. _____________________
Cristiano Midnight Evil Snapshot Baron Join date: 17 May 2003 Posts: 8,616	01-05-2006 20:08 From: Nolan Nash I too, have asked that this assertion be backed up, only to be met with silence. That doesn't prove that those claiming this are wrong, but I do find the silence interesting. I find it curious myself why it is so hard to get a direct answer to this question. _____________________ Cristiano ANOmations - huge selection of high quality, low priced animations all $100L or less. ~SLUniverse.com~ SL's oldest and largest community site, featuring Snapzilla image sharing, forums, and much more.
Burke Prefect Cafe Owner, Superhero Join date: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 2,785	01-05-2006 20:44 From: Cristiano Midnight I find it curious myself why it is so hard to get a direct answer to this question. You expect a straight answer from ::? Did some noob buy your account so they wouldn't have to level up on their own? _____________________ My Blog \| My Board \| My Cafe\| My Slex
Chris Wilde Custom User Title Join date: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 768	01-05-2006 20:47 Lol!
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	01-05-2006 21:02 Its a good question. -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Siggy Romulus DILLIGAF Join date: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 5,711	01-05-2006 22:30 I did the next best thing... I stopped worrying too much about it.. I have enough to get pissed off about in the real world. I never saw an auction start above price - I never saw linden land start at a higher fee - 'Telehub Land' never meant shit until people started touting it as being important. The only 2 things that were above average at a telehub plot that I ever saw were price of sale and lag... Personally I'm willing accept the decision because it means I won't be forced into tporting into a 3fps crapfactory for a while (I'd say 'ever again' but teleporting was here in 1.0 - and what god giveth - he can also taketh away). I'm not trying to minimalise the argument - I personally think the whole thing was a totally boneheaded thing to do - but honestly - I think all there is left worth doing is to stop the bonehead-bandwagon jumping on to get their free $$$. This tarded maneuver is done - gone - decided... all you can try and do is try and stop the next one.. and trust me - the jackals are already coming out of the woods. Siggy. _____________________ The Second Life forums are living proof as to why it's illegal for people to have sex with farm animals. From: Jesse Linden I, for one, am highly un-helped by this thread
Forseti Svarog ESC Join date: 2 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,730	01-05-2006 22:34 hear hear siggy _____________________
Cristiano Midnight Evil Snapshot Baron Join date: 17 May 2003 Posts: 8,616	01-05-2006 23:25 I'm not trying to stop it - what is done is done. I just saw repeated statements about what Linden lab supposedly did, and I was curious since I could not find any answer to that question. _____________________ Cristiano ANOmations - huge selection of high quality, low priced animations all $100L or less. ~SLUniverse.com~ SL's oldest and largest community site, featuring Snapzilla image sharing, forums, and much more.

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