Another method of sale allows a seller to simply offer an item for sale at a set price.

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Even Yahoo resists some changes it is unleashing, insisting it has to control an entire online sale to offer pay-for- performance.

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Today they average a remarkable rate of better than one sale for every two calls during which an offer is made.

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Air One said it "decided to pull out of the bidding because the sale conditions do not allow for a presentation of an offer".

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