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