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chorizoyesterday at 8:06 PM1 replyview on HN

In Valve’s, they’re raffling the opportunity to make a purchase. For a generalized Vickery auction, it’s assumed the buyer will complete the bid, but that’s not so in valve’s case. What’s a good solution when there is a significant % of bids that do not complete the purchase?


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ajmurmannyesterday at 8:35 PM

You pre-authorize the charge.