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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by at least one computer processor from a first user, a request to purchase a first quantity of electronic bids for use in at least one electronic auction; allocating, by the at least one computer processor, the first quantity of electronic bids to an account associated with the first user; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a number of bids that must be received from at least one user, the receipt of which will end a reserve period of the at least one electronic auction; receiving, by the at least one computer processor, a request, from the first user, to place a bid on a first item available in the at least one electronic auction; enabling, by the at least one computer processor, the first user to place the bid on the first item; displaying, by the at least one computer processor on a display, a symbol in response to the first user placing a bid on the first item; activating, by the at least one computer processor, upon receipt of the predetermined number of bids, a limited time period upon the expiration thereof the at least one electronic auction will end, restricting, by the at least one computer processor, continued participation in the at least one electronic auction during the limited time period to only one or more qualified users that have satisfied at least one of a limited time period auction criterion; and determining, by the at least one computer processor on a display, a winner of the at least one electronic auction at or after the completion of the limited time period. |
