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by jacquesm 4401 days ago
> The partner who names the higher price then buys the company at the price half way between the two prices.

That's a nice twist. I used 'person that quotes highest buys out the other parties at that price', but yours is even better I think. Thanks!

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IMHO your way is better because the bids will be more genuine.

The parent way can be gamed: the loser may benefit from deliberately bidding a bit higher than they would otherwise to force the winner to pay more.

(Although you can argue this both ways, and auction theory does, I feel like this quirk could create animosity)