Dutch auction the bid, and pays $10,000 for the car. Dutch auctions are a competitive alternative to a traditional auction, in which customers make bids of increasing value until nobody is willing to bid higher. Some financial commentators and some third-party auction sites use "Dutch auction" to refer to second-price auctions, which work differently from Dutch auctions. The United States Department of the Treasury, through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY), raises funds for the U.S. Government using a Dutch auction. The FRBNY interacts with primary dealers, including large banks and broker-dealers who submit bids on behalf of themselves and
Alternative versions of Robin Alternative versions of Robin Robin is a fictional character in publications from DC Comics. Robin has long been a fixture in the Batman comic books as Batman's sidekick. Since 1940, several different youths have appeared as Robin. In each incarnation, Robin's brightly colored visual appearance and youthful energy have served as a contrast to Batman's dark look and manner. This page is a list of the alternative versions of Robin in comic books, including DC Comics, the multiverse, Elseworlds, and other sources. Pre-"Crisis on Infinite Earths", a number of Robins lived on different "Earths" in the original multiverse (which was