# Haggle: St.Valentine's Day **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 22, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232 "2011-02-22T15:49:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/241 "2011-03-03T18:28:11Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Well let’s forget them. Anything you want from me? I guess your “Be Mine” heart. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/242 "2011-03-03T18:33:36Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > **Any action needed on my part?** You could entertain us… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/243 "2011-03-03T18:36:14Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > **Any action needed on my part?** No, everyone is silent. I guess just re-allocating the stuff after the auction is done. The sooner, the better. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/244 "2011-03-03T18:38:35Z")
**Mahaloth Offer 14: NAF, I’ll give you 2 Red Conversation Hearts for your Be Mine heart** ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/245 "2011-03-03T19:01:15Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Mahaloth Offer 14: NAF, I’ll give you 2 Red Conversation Hearts for your Be Mine heart** The Be Mine heart is worth a lot more than that, and I can’t trade it until I know the results of the auction. But pending the auction I would be willing to give you the heart for your necklace, your roses (no value to anyone but me or digger) and a few conversation hearts. I would also need a binding agreement that you can not trade it away or use it on me. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/246 "2011-03-03T19:31:02Z")
**Digger offer 12;Maha I’ll trade you a vase of water for you silver necklace** It’ll put you in a better negotiating position. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/247 "2011-03-03T19:33:24Z")
**Mahaloth Counter Offer to Oredigger: I’ll take the vase and give you 2 Red Conversation Hearts(which gives you a total of 4).** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/248 "2011-03-03T19:53:04Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > I would also need a binding agreement that you can not trade it away or use it on me. I can definitely agree that this would be part of the deal and I’m open to some “rose trading”, so to speak. Not the necklace, though. At least not for what you are offering. Mahaloth Possible Offer: NAF Some amount of roses for the be mine heart(which I won’t use on you). Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/249 "2011-03-03T20:15:01Z")
If you can get me a red rose, and either both your white roses or one of each color of conversation heart we can do a deal. But it has to wait until after the auction. I may need to use the Be Mine heart myself depending on how that falls out. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/250 "2011-03-03T22:11:35Z")
Hey everybody. Auction results will be up soon. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/251 "2011-03-03T22:17:58Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Mahaloth Counter Offer to Oredigger: I’ll take the vase and give you 2 Red Conversation Hearts(which gives you a total of 4).** 🙂 Throw in your silver ring and you’ve got a deal ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/252 "2011-03-03T22:35:55Z")
_Gadarene estate auction results:_ **Scuba\_ben** walks away with rule 3, rule 13, the gold necklace, and the white heart, in exchange for a bank IOU in the amount of 63 points. **pedescribe** wins rule 10, two pink roses, and one white rose, at a total IOU cost of 60 points **Oredigger77** gets rule 18, a pink conversation heart, and 3 red conversation hearts, writing out an IOU for 5 points. **NAF1138** takes 3 red conversation hearts, and owes the bank 3 points. **Mahaloth** gets nothing, as does **Antinor01** , who did not submit a bid. **Gadarene** ’s copies of rules 12 and 16 were not bid on, and will be donated to the **Meeko** library of dirty tricks, for the future edification of Hagglers everywhere. This ends the auction report. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/253 "2011-03-03T22:42:20Z")
Followup: Auction rules have been PM-ed to **Scuba\_ben** and **Oredigger77**. **pedescribe** gets no PM for cornering the market on rule 10. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/254 "2011-03-03T22:45:00Z")
Damn, scuba and pede what do you know that I don’t? ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/255 "2011-03-03T22:54:04Z")
Hey, Pede, I’d like looks at 10 and 15 let’s talk. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/256 "2011-03-03T23:47:00Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Throw in your silver ring and you’ve got a deal I can’t, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/257 "2011-03-03T23:48:01Z")
Oh, and I get nothing? Well, at least I gave no points in. Some of you gave a ton! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/258 "2011-03-03T23:49:01Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > If you can get me a red rose, and either both your white roses or one of each color of conversation heart we can do a deal. But it has to wait until after the auction. I may need to use the Be Mine heart myself depending on how that falls out. Hey, I’m busy for a bit, but write up the deal and offer it to me and I’ll consider it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/259 "2011-03-04T01:13:57Z")
**Meeko and ChrisK** , Has Antinor dropped out? He has not responded to my offers and he did not put a bid in for the auction. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232/260 "2011-03-04T01:43:09Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Damn, scuba and pede what do you know that I don’t? I’ll know better after the next holdings update. What I do know is this: I have the sole copy of rule 3. I need to see updated holdings to check who would benefit from seeing it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-st-valentines-day/572232.md?page=14)