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Re:Lumber crash leads to 'blowout' sales as prices crater by klipt on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @11:30PM (#28547638)
So basically an indirect auction mechanism?
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Re:Lumber crash leads to 'blowout' sales as prices crater by tomrod on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @11:46PM (#28547733)
General price discovery. Not too different, but auctions would have multiple people bidding on the same unit, rather than simply the same build plan here.
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