Dutch Auction
Dutch Auction is an open descending price auction
This type of auction is mainly used for perishable items like flowers, food, clothes, etc. There is a start price, and the price goes down by a certain percentage as time goes and the bidder who bids more than or equal to the current price wins the auction or when a preset duration is over the last bidder who places a bid wins
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