Upon receiving a plurality of {TAIL ~ bids} from one or more bidders, e.g., at computer system 100, a method in accordance with the present invention is invoked for determining the winning bid or winning combination of bids that maximizes the revenue from the sale of {HEAD ~ the items} 
Upon receiving a plurality of { TAIL ~ bids } from one or more bidders , e.g. , at computer system 100 , a method in accordance with the present invention is invoked for determining the winning bid or winning combination of bids that maximizes the revenue from the sale of { HEAD ~ the items }
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