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Reserve Prices<br />

No buyer n with w n (v n ) < 0 is a winner under MWA.<br />

Follows since A is downward-closed and ∅ ∈ A.<br />

Equivalently, <strong>the</strong> seller sets a reserve price for each buyer n.<br />

Follows since MVVs are nondecresing functions.<br />

The reserve price for buyer n = minimum v n such th<strong>at</strong> w n (v n ) > 0.

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