Each winning bidder chooses a dinner gift certificate from a fishbowl, then pays for the bid, and then exchanges numbers with the bachelor. We ask the bachelors to sign a contract that they will go out on the date within four months, or they are obliged to pay the woman the amount she paid for the date.

How does an auction end?

The auction ends when no participant is willing to bid further, at which point the highest bidder pays their bid. Alternatively, if the seller has set a minimum sale price in advance (the reserve price) and the final bid does not reach that price the item remains unsold.