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Auctions, Ranked
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  1. Timed by a footrace run by little local boys.*
  2. Chant, as in the auctioneer's distinctive patter.
  3. Charity dating.
  4. Bridge, as opposed to contract.
  5. Best/not-best.
  6. First-price sealed-bid (FPSBA).
  7. Theory, as in non-cooperative games, attrition games, etc.
  8. Administered by a child.
  9. Publishing.
  10. Police.

* Patten, R. W. "Tatworth candle auction." Folklore 81.2 (1970): 132-135.

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