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Award assignment: escrow and assignment fee · case 01

Assignee collateral approval ignores the independently payable transfer fee.

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ROOT CAUSE

Assignee collateral approval ignores the independently payable transfer fee.

THE FAILURE

Assignee collateral approval ignores the independently payable transfer fee.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses x["escrow"]>=x["assignment_fee"]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

A winning bidder assigns an award subject to buyer, seller and assignee consents. Assignment transfers only undelivered units and the matching unpaid obligation. Partial assignments preserve original provenance and do not release an original guarantee without novation. Named decision escrow-and-assignment-fee: For escrow and assignment fee, apply the stipulated decision x["escrow"]>=x["required_escrow"]+x["assignment_fee"].

Why this case matters

Offline administrative auction model for software failure analysis.

1 / The failure

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = x["seller_consents"] and x["buyer_consents"] and x["assignee_accepts"]
    v1 = min(x["assign"],max(0,x["award"]-x["delivered"]))
    v2 = max(0,x["award"]-x["delivered"]-x["assign"])
    v3 = min(x["assign"],max(0,x["award"]-x["paid_units"]))
    v4 = 0 if x["novation"] and x["completed"] else x["guarantee"]
    v5 = x["assignee"] in x["approved_assignees"] and x["assignee"] not in x["banned"]
    v6 = 0 if x["assignee"]==x["original"] else x["assign"]
    v7 = [x["new_id"],x["source_id"],x["original"],x["assignee"]]
    v8 = x["new_id"]!=x["source_id"]
    v9 = x["escrow"]>=x["required_escrow"]
    return {'three-party-consent':v0,'undelivered-assignment-cap':v1,'remaining-original-obligation':v2,'assigned-unpaid-units':v3,'guarantee-novation':v4,'assignee-admission':v5,'self-assignment-noop':v6,'assignment-provenance':v7,'distinct-assignment-id':v8,'escrow-and-assignment-fee':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('fee exceeds residual escrow', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 9, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('approved banned assignee / fee exceeds residual escrow', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['b'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 9, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('escrow shortage', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 5, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('normal contract', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('approved banned assignee', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['b'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('unapproved unbanned assignee', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': [], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('all consents', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': True, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('seller refuses', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': False, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('buyer refuses', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': False, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('overassignment', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 7, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('all delivered', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 8, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['escrow-and-assignment-fee'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
fee exceeds residual escrow	`True`	`False`	Failed
approved banned assignee / fee exceeds residual escrow	`True`	`False`	Failed
escrow shortage	`False`	`False`	Passed
normal contract	`True`	`True`	Passed
approved banned assignee	`True`	`True`	Passed
unapproved unbanned assignee	`True`	`True`	Passed
all consents	`True`	`True`	Passed
seller refuses	`True`	`True`	Passed
buyer refuses	`True`	`True`	Passed
overassignment	`True`	`True`	Passed
all delivered	`True`	`True`	Passed

SHA-256 / 36960bf0c054f74f2106a82a00254235940e641720e4526b51fbc3e69d9e84fc

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = x["seller_consents"] and x["buyer_consents"] and x["assignee_accepts"]
    v1 = min(x["assign"],max(0,x["award"]-x["delivered"]))
    v2 = max(0,x["award"]-x["delivered"]-x["assign"])
    v3 = min(x["assign"],max(0,x["award"]-x["paid_units"]))
    v4 = 0 if x["novation"] and x["completed"] else x["guarantee"]
    v5 = x["assignee"] in x["approved_assignees"] and x["assignee"] not in x["banned"]
    v6 = 0 if x["assignee"]==x["original"] else x["assign"]
    v7 = [x["new_id"],x["source_id"],x["original"],x["assignee"]]
    v8 = x["new_id"]!=x["source_id"]
    v9 = x["escrow"]>=x["assignment_fee"]
    return {'three-party-consent':v0,'undelivered-assignment-cap':v1,'remaining-original-obligation':v2,'assigned-unpaid-units':v3,'guarantee-novation':v4,'assignee-admission':v5,'self-assignment-noop':v6,'assignment-provenance':v7,'distinct-assignment-id':v8,'escrow-and-assignment-fee':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('fee exceeds residual escrow', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 9, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('approved banned assignee / fee exceeds residual escrow', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['b'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 9, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('escrow shortage', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 5, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [False, False, False, False, False]), ('normal contract', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('approved banned assignee', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['b'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('unapproved unbanned assignee', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': [], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('all consents', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': True, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('seller refuses', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': False, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('buyer refuses', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': False, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('overassignment', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 3, 'assign': 7, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True]), ('all delivered', {'award': 8, 'delivered': 8, 'assign': 4, 'original': 'a', 'assignee': 'b', 'seller_consents': True, 'buyer_consents': True, 'assignee_accepts': False, 'paid_units': 2, 'guarantee': 10, 'novation': False, 'approved_assignees': ['b'], 'banned': ['c'], 'assignments': [['b', 2], ['c', 1]], 'source_id': 'w1', 'new_id': 'w2', 'completed': False, 'escrow': 12, 'required_escrow': 8, 'assignment_fee': 2}, [True, True, True, True, True])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['escrow-and-assignment-fee'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
fee exceeds residual escrow	`True`	`False`	Failed
approved banned assignee / fee exceeds residual escrow	`True`	`False`	Failed
escrow shortage	`True`	`False`	Failed
normal contract	`True`	`True`	Passed
approved banned assignee	`True`	`True`	Passed
unapproved unbanned assignee	`True`	`True`	Passed
all consents	`True`	`True`	Passed
seller refuses	`True`	`True`	Passed
buyer refuses	`True`	`True`	Passed
overassignment	`True`	`True`	Passed
all delivered	`True`	`True`	Passed

SHA-256 / 39c87bc61abe68fb79b5b3502f6bc7394a80271473190046a5a6433a63d2702b

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Verification & scope

Stipulated toy auction rules, not a venue specification, financial advice, optimization claim, or live trading implementation. Nonnegative integer inputs and internally aligned list fields only. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:46:20.820251+00:00.

Case digest / 355ab561310229c614126770ee76a25c49981f1b569f2c7cca140e3e471f72a6