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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nerva, post: 2794408, member: 87761&quot;]The text of the act makes it explicit that it applies to individuals. Some of the posts here have referred to its actual application to individuals. You can find plenty more examples, including individuals being imprisoned. You can&#039;t get clearer than that. I understand that you and [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] have a different view of the reasonableness of discussing bids in advance, and I respect that. Reasonable people can differ. But I think some questions are clear-cut. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the question of terms and conditions, I would not treat an auction house in Somalia as equal to one in the US, even if their terms and conditions were identical. I take a lot of comfort from the culture and laws of the US. &#039;Entitlement&#039; wasn&#039;t the right word to use, but we rely on reasonable expectations as well as the letter of contracts. I don&#039;t look at the small print on most online terms and conditions, for example, and no one else does either (one mischievous firm included a clause selling soul to devil and no one noticed). We rely on consumer protection law and a culture that enforces certain norms. I think you and I just differ in our understanding of those norms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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