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brian pI think the best bidding strategy on this one would be to quickly bid $95,000,000 so as to eliminate the BIN, and then later place a last second bid of $98,000,005, which should narrowly ace out the $98,000,000 bidding crowd. The nearly $2,000,000 saved by not jumping on the BIN can be funneled into future scientific research.
And if outbid--no need to shed any tears. Another Plasma device thingy invention is bound to show up on ebay someday down the road. And who knows, it might end up going for even less.
Brian