15 May
2005
15 May
'05
7:23 p.m.
From: "Scott Stevens" <chenmel at earthlink.net>
Another point- awhile back in this very forum people
were talking about
protocol for auctions. The ethics of bidder-collusion, etc. Some
people could interpret a 'close community, agree not to bid against each
other, cooperative community' spirit as unethical bidder-collusion.
Isn't that wrong, too?
For myself, I draw the line at describing my own behavior. I think it is
treading too close to the line to try to influence the bidding of others, so
I never ask others not to bid. I think if there were a "social norm" not to
bid, that would have dubious ethics too.
Of course, many list members were in vocal disagreement with me about the
issues last time they came up :-).
Vince