elder wrote:OK, then.
Since you insist this is an auction and you did not specify any binding conditions border then all possible bids are valid.
So I bid 20/piece
He is right:
starting bid is optional means just one thing: if there is no starting bid then the first bid can be at 0,01 for example... it is up to the bidders.
You made an auction here and not a fixed sales offer!
So elders wins the auction with his bid