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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2793667, member: 56859"]Sounds like a very creative idea <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Seriously, I do see how that scenario has slid pretty far down the slippery slope. However, that scenario won't happen today because of the ease of announcing sales and advertising. If today an auction company were to attracts so few potential bidders that all of those bidders know one another and were able to coordinate and execute such a plan... well, I think that auction company's failure is warranted and they should find a new line of work. It simply couldn't happen this day and age though.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the auction companies really want to <b>ensure</b> that their customers never talk to one another and plan bids, they should only have fixed price sales. Solved on CoinTalk, no expensive lawyers needed <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (and no new laws needed)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Further evidence that there are too many lawyers and too many laws <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As Sallent pointed out, there are tons of stupid laws still on the books and tons of technically illegal activities which no one is going to prosecute.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2793667, member: 56859"]Sounds like a very creative idea ;). Seriously, I do see how that scenario has slid pretty far down the slippery slope. However, that scenario won't happen today because of the ease of announcing sales and advertising. If today an auction company were to attracts so few potential bidders that all of those bidders know one another and were able to coordinate and execute such a plan... well, I think that auction company's failure is warranted and they should find a new line of work. It simply couldn't happen this day and age though. If the auction companies really want to [B]ensure[/B] that their customers never talk to one another and plan bids, they should only have fixed price sales. Solved on CoinTalk, no expensive lawyers needed :D (and no new laws needed) Further evidence that there are too many lawyers and too many laws :D As Sallent pointed out, there are tons of stupid laws still on the books and tons of technically illegal activities which no one is going to prosecute.[/QUOTE]
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