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A knapsack auction is an auction in which several identical items are sold, and there are several bidders with different valuations interested in different...

The knapsack problem is the following problem in combinatorial optimization: Given a set of items, each with a weight and a value, determine which items...

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...

A Dutch auction is one of several similar types of auctions for buying or selling goods. Most commonly, it means an auction in which the auctioneer begins...

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...

A Vickrey auction or sealed-bid second-price auction (SBSPA) is a type of sealed-bid auction. Bidders submit written bids without knowing the bid of the...

first-price sealed-bid auction (FPSBA) is a common type of auction. It is also known as blind auction. In this type of auction, all bidders simultaneously...

An online auction (also electronic auction, e-auction, virtual auction, or eAuction) is an auction held over the internet and accessed by internet connected...

Auction theory is an branch of applied economics that deals with how bidders act in auctions and researches how the features of auctions incentivise predictable...

An English auction is an open-outcry ascending dynamic auction. It proceeds as follows. The auctioneer opens the auction by announcing a suggested opening...

A virginity auction is an auction, often publicized online, where a person seeks to sell their virginity. The winning bidder will win the right to be...

A penny auction is a collective action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price, with the intent...

Chinese auction is a derogatory term for a type of the all-pay auction, where the probability of winning depends on the relative size of a participant's...

A Calcutta auction is an open auction held in conjunction with a golf tournament, horse race or similar contest with multiple entrants. It is popular in...

A government auction or a public auction is an auction held on behalf of a government in which the property to be auctioned is either property owned by...

Aalsmeer Flower Auction (Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer) is a flower auction that takes place in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. It is the largest flower auction in the world...

The generalized second-price auction (GSP) is a non-truthful auction mechanism for multiple items. Each bidder places a bid. The highest bidder gets the...

performance of deferred-acceptance auctions was analyzed by Dütting et al. in 2014. They focused on knapsack auctions and on auctions for single-minded bidders...

Auction sniping (also called bid sniping) is the practice, in a timed online auction, of placing a bid likely to exceed the current highest bid (which...

Auto auctions are a method of selling vehicles based on an auction system. Auto auctions can be found in most countries and are usually exclusive to licensed...