Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> I find strange that the kind of auction where the asking price is lowered
> until someone bids is called "Dutch Auction". I've been watching "Bargain
> Hunt" on the BBC, and it seems Britain doesn't have *any* other kind of
> auction. So why give a special name to something that's the default?
Perhaps because it wasn't originally the default?
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