I think somebody doesn't understand the difference between L$ and US$.
Sikkima 001 (64,192) - 16384 m2
current bid US $10,001.
(OR is there gold mine there or something? sheesh)
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Come on. US $10,000 for 16384 m2?? |
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Buster Peel
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07-04-2005 21:33
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Kavai Onizuka
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07-04-2005 21:37
well, they are going in for a LOT of hurt. god save their souls when the auction is over
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Little Hailey
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07-04-2005 21:58
To think someone bid against that.... Wow...
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Buster Peel
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07-04-2005 22:15
L$150+ per m2.
I went and had a look at it, just another ordinary new continent. Pretty, yes. Obviously somebody missed the US$ thing and they think they're paying Lindens, which would be a STEAL. OR maybe its some insider just trying to make the stats look good. Hmmm. HEY, whoever you are, better call the help line and tell them you goofed! Why not just wait a month and buy 40 times as much land with your $10,000! |
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Catherine Cotton
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07-04-2005 23:42
I could not help thinking that making your top bid some crazy amount like $50,000.oo US would in affect win you any bid, would it not. The reason this makes sence is because of the counter bids. I hope the bid stands property values go threw the roof!
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blaze Spinnaker
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07-05-2005 00:17
This has actually happened a number of times. Always just a typo.
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Smiley Sneerwell
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07-05-2005 01:11
If they decide not to actually buy land won on an auction, don't they have to pay $25?
Someone also said that people just don't pay anything. The land is then re-auctioned in a week or so. That sometimes this is done as a spoiler for an auction. |
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Rose Karuna
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07-05-2005 11:33
I think it's probable that whoever bid $5001.00 on it up from four hundered something really meant for it to be 501.00. Since the bidding is automatic, this might have been the amount the person put in as a max or it could be a linden error in how it's posting, hard to say. But I kind of doubt that it's for real.
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Hank Ramos
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07-05-2005 18:50
Sounds like I'm selling the land! Muhahahahaha
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Little Hailey
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07-06-2005 00:14
http://secondlife.com/auctions/detail.php?id=0026197197
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Kris Ritter
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07-06-2005 00:36
actually, in the summary detail at the top it says the winning bid was $10USD. so in fact he may have got the bargain of a lifetime.
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Buster Peel
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07-06-2005 00:38
When I looked at it, it did say the bid was $10. I almost bid on it based on that, but spooked by the $10,000 listing.
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Little Hailey
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07-06-2005 00:44
Yah, saw the current bid standing got stuck at $10 USD even though the bids were up to 10K.
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Little Hailey
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07-06-2005 00:45
Oh, so far as the timestamps... Think when you enter a max amount it just reverts back to that time as the last bid placed, because it was the last bid you personally placed.
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