Buyer's Reference to Merkato
What is Merkato?
Buyers, Sellers, and Agents in the Auction Market
The Spot Market and The Reservation Market
The Resource Agent
Automatic Remote Bidding
Starting Merkato
Choice of Interface
Configuration Wizard
The Merkato Desktop
Reservation Agent
The Merkato Portal
Express Agent View
Valuations Overview
Strategy Overview
Merkato Auction Mechanism: The Progressive Second Price Auction
Advanced Buyers Guide
Optimizing Your Valuation Settings
Using the “Max Qty” (or “Qty”) Valuation Settings
Using the “Min Qty” setting in the Budget-with-limits valuation
Bidding Only When You Need Bandwidth
Bidding Lower For Excess Bandwidth
Using Both the Spot and Reservation Markets
Using the Auction Table to Estimate Market Prices
Valuation Formulas
Buyer's Guide to Using Merkato
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