Consider 45 risk-neutral bidders who are participating in a second-price, sealed-bid auction. It is commonly known that bidders have independent private values. Based on this information, we know the optimal bidding strategy for each bidder is to:

A. bid one penny above their own valuation to ensure they get the item.
B. bid according to the following bid function: b = v ? (v ? L)/n.
C. shade their bid to just below their own valuation.
D. bid their own valuation of the item.


Answer: D

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