1.   Because it uses an auction format, sellers often get exceptional prices for items they once thought of as little more than junk.

2.   But first-day enthusiasm may have been undermined by the auction format, which eliminates the role of traditional underwriters of stocks.

3.   In an online auction format, on the other hand, loan deals could be made public knowledge.

4.   Several Web sites field questions and answers in an auction format.

5.   Sellers post tickets for sale at a fixed price or auction format and get e-mail notification when someone is interested in buying.

6.   The auction format may smooth over some frustrations first-time filmmakers go through in searching for distributors on the festival circuit, Del Rio said.

7.   The new service will allow them to book in an auction style format.