Upon receiving a plurality of bids from {TAIL ~ 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 {HEAD ~ the sale} of the items 
Upon receiving a plurality of bids from { TAIL ~ 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 { HEAD ~ the sale } of the items
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