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Originally Posted by Hackey
Actually making a bid shows true interest though. So if the actual bids are declining then I think its fair to say there is less interest. All the numbers I provided were actual bids. If in a 20 year span you go from 9 actual bids to potentially 1 or 2 how can that not show a decrease in interest? Anyone can walk into a store, only those truly interested will buy something.
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I disagree with that sentiment, simply because of the volume of cities who form committees to explore bids, who go through the vetting process, as well as the number of cities who re-apply.
You are technically right - the number of actual bidding cities has dropped. But the same customers keep coming back in to the store - they obviously see something worth exploring, including people who have bought before.
But you can't slap the same reason for submitting bids (or not) on every city ad nauseam. It's disingenuous, partisan, and isn't as binary as you are leading on.