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Fine line. A "bid" is just another name for a "public offer". Semantics, really.
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Fine line. A "bid" is just another name for a "public offer". Semantics, really.
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So we have separate forums for the purpose of entertaining semantics?
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Basically.
Most "offers" threads either a) request private offers, or b) do not have a hard deadline. If an thread requesting offers DOES allow for BOTH public offers and strict deadlines, it has basically become an auction. However are these public offers based on a strict deadline any less offers than private offers, or ones for which no deadline exists?
In other words, an bid is a specific type of offer. Therefore, an "auction" forum is basically a subset of an "offers" forum.
That's my take anyway. Mods/admins may certainly disagree.
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