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Post by GSV3MIaC on Oct 23, 2015 15:13:56 GMT
Nope, not auctions .. much much more ancient than that.
Hover over the '?' next to the 'loan title' column on the auction list page, and see what you can see. Of course, I suppose it might come back, as yet another 'please buy this loan' persuader.
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Post by acky on Oct 23, 2015 15:28:23 GMT
Nope, not auctions .. much much more ancient than that. Hover over the '?' next to the 'loan title' column on the auction list page, and see what you can see. Of course, I suppose it might come back, as yet another 'please buy this loan' persuader. I don't think I'm old enough to remember that! 
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Oct 23, 2015 15:35:09 GMT
I think I bought one on the SM once, when I was young and naive (and had autobodge on, briefly). 8>.
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Post by blender on Oct 23, 2015 16:19:11 GMT
I still have two listed in my sold loan parts, which is odd because the loans have been repaid.
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Post by adrianc on Oct 23, 2015 18:44:44 GMT
<expectant little faces gaze up>
So, Grandad... Tell us all about these strange things from dim and distant past times...?
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Post by ablender on Oct 23, 2015 18:50:28 GMT
I think I bought one on the SM once, when I was young and naive (and had autobodge on, briefly). 8>. I can't believe you did that too!!!!! 
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Oct 23, 2015 20:43:45 GMT
<expectant little faces gaze up> So, Grandad... Tell us all about these strange things from dim and distant past times...? Just hover over the "?" in question, and read about the wonders of NF all on your own. 8>.
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Post by blender on Oct 23, 2015 21:12:50 GMT
Things were much more difficult in the early days. When looking for errors in the double entry transactions we had to cope with twelve pennies in a shilling and twenty shillings in a pound. Fairy Cycle had to work to a quarter of a farthing. Bids for loan parts were in guineas, of course. But per centum was always per centum. I still have my slide rule.
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Post by fasty on Oct 23, 2015 23:00:36 GMT
Things were much more difficult in the early days. When looking for errors in the double entry transactions we had to cope with twelve pennies in a shilling and twenty shillings in a pound. Fairy Cycle had to work to a quarter of a farthing. Bids for loan parts were in guineas, of course. But per centum was always per centum. I still have my slide rule. And did your submit your bids by post, not forgetting to include a £20 postal order for each loan part required, and an SAE if you wanted them to send you a small slip of paper typed "bid accepted"?
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Oct 24, 2015 8:41:55 GMT
The SAE was actually so they could send your cheque or PO back if the bid was rejected. 8>.
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Post by aloanatlast on Oct 24, 2015 9:05:01 GMT
Things were much more difficult in the early days. When looking for errors in the double entry transactions we had to cope with twelve pennies in a shilling and twenty shillings in a pound. Fairy Cycle had to work to a quarter of a farthing. Bids for loan parts were in guineas, of course. But per centum was always per centum. I still have my slide rule. And did your submit your bids by post, not forgetting to include a £20 postal order for each loan part required, and an SAE if you wanted them to send you a small slip of paper typed "bid accepted"? Yes, to make 50 bids you had to send 50 separate postal orders in 50 separate envelopes with 50 stamps, some things haven't changed much
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