# Auction with Near Duplicate Items: Which one to Buy?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 1, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auction-with-near-duplicate-items-which-one-to-buy/721396 "2015-06-01T22:57:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auction-with-near-duplicate-items-which-one-to-buy/721396/1 "2015-06-01T22:57:42Z")

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Suppose you are attending an auction with 3 to 4 near duplicate items: which one is probably going to be the cheapest? What would your strategy be? (You only want to buy one–and these are cars).