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  2. Vickrey–Clarke–Groves auction - Wikipedia

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    Auctions. A Vickrey–Clarke–Groves (VCG) auction is a type of sealed-bid auction of multiple items. Bidders submit bids that report their valuations for the items, without knowing the bids of the other bidders. The auction system assigns the items in a socially optimal manner: it charges each individual the harm they cause to other bidders. [1]

  3. Auction - Wikipedia

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    An American auctioneer using auction chant at a livestock auction, November 2010. An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder. Some exceptions to this definition exist and are described ...

  4. Unusual eBay listings - Wikipedia

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    Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003.

  5. Mechanical calculator - Wikipedia

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    The 1/4-turn shaft carries (also, each column) gears with 12, 16, and 20 teeth, for 3, 4, and 5. Digits [1] and [2] are handled by 12 and 24-tooth gears on the 1/12-revolution shaft. Practical design places the 12th-rev. shaft more distant, so the 1/4-turn shaft carries freely-rotating 24 and 12-tooth idler gears.

  6. 10 of the Most Expensive Items Ever Sold on eBay

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    From baseball cards to entire towns, here are 10 of the most expensive things ever sold on eBay. Burgess Yachts. 1. Gigayacht. Sold for: $168 million. Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, must ...

  7. Auction theory - Wikipedia

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    Auction theory is a branch of applied economics that deals with how bidders act in auctions and researches how the features of auctions incentivise predictable outcomes. Auction theory is a tool used to inform the design of real-world auctions. Sellers use auction theory to raise higher revenues while allowing buyers to procure at a lower cost.

  8. Online auction - Wikipedia

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    Private electronic market. Software. v. t. e. An online auction (also electronic auction, e-auction, virtual auction, or eAuction) is an auction held over the internet and accessed by internet connected devices. [1][2][3] Similar to in-person auctions, online auctions come in a variety of types, with different bidding and selling rules. [4]

  9. Reverse auction - Wikipedia

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    A reverse auction (also known as buyer-determined auction or procurement auction) is a type of auction in which the traditional roles of buyer and seller are reversed. [1] Thus, there is one buyer and many potential sellers. In an ordinary auction also known as a forward auction, buyers compete to obtain goods or services by offering ...