The Multiple Item auction, which is also known as a Dutch auction, is extremely common on business related sites. It is normally used when an auctioneer wants to offer multiple items for sale, but does not need to sell them as a single lot, to a single bidder. This means that the auctioneer is willing to sell one or more items to any and all successful bidders, using a single Multiple Item auction. The bidder has the choice to bid on as few as one item or as many as the total number of items offered. The bidding process works similarly to a Standard auction in that bidders drive up the price as they compete. Winning bidders are determined by a hierarchical list, generated by the quantity of items being auctioned. For example, if a Multiple Item (Dutch) auction has 16 items up for bid and at least six bidders want three items each, then only the five highest bidders will get all three of the items wanted. the sixth bidder will only be eligible for one item. Any subsequent bidders will not receive any items.

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