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−	At [[~~conventions~~]], [[~~fans~~]] bid on [[professionals]], buying an hour of their time. It is named for [[Robert Bloch]] who popularized it in the 1950s when he would auction off an hour of some well-known writer's time at a [[convention]] to raise money for a worthy cause. (The time gave the winner an hour of personal interaction with the writer at the convention.)	+	#REDIRECT [[Auction]] [[Category:redirect]]

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