I find myself perplexed by the turbidity of the rules.
Is the winner "the third bidder" or "the bidder who places the third bid"?
example:
"Bidder 1" places bid of $50
"Bidder 2" places bid of $51
"Bidder 1" places bid of $52
"Bidder 3" places bid of $53
Does "Bidder 1" win with the third bid, even though there are only two bidders and there is not yet a "third bidder"?
or,
Does "Bidder 3" win with the fourth bid because he/she is "the third bidder"?
or,
Would this potential conflict, which I presume falls under classification of "any conflict" the be resolved by the clock? And if so, just how the heck would that work?
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