Try ...

if (@bids > 1){
  for my $bid (1..$#bids){
    my ($alias, $email, $bid, $time, $add1, $add2, $add3) = read_bid($
+bids[$bid]);
  }
}
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As noted elsewhere, your sort on a scalar will not do what you are trying to do, since sort() works on a LIST.
mkmcconn
edit: fix artifacts in code copied from elsewhere.