Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the respondent's auction bids had to be cumulatively counted for quota allocation and whether any mistake was excusable.
Decisione estratta
The auction notice made cumulative counting sufficiently clear; the respondent's misunderstanding was not excusable and her bid was binding.
Motivazione estratta
Unlike an earlier auction notice, the 2001 notice expressly stated that multiple bids would be added together and gave an example. The respondent could have clarified any doubt easily. The administration had no duty to assume an obvious error in light of the overall bidding pattern.