An auction would be a subcatagory of "sale", no?
The close of an auction concludes with a pretty straightforward sale, euphemisms of items being "won" like they were prizes aside. Otherwise the phrase "sold at auction" would be wrong.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA
On 5/7/07, r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hi, Harry:
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> May I ask for clarification, please ?
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> The subject line states "Bikes for sale". Yet, the bikes are listed on
> Ebay.
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> Are the bikes for sale or for auction ?