Proxy bid — Proxy bidding is an implementation of an English second price auction used on eBay, in which the winning bidder pays the price of the second highest bid plus a defined increment. It differs from a Vickrey auction in that bids are not sealed; the… … Wikipedia
Auction sniping — is the process of watching a timed online auction (such as on eBay), and placing a winning bid at the last possible moment (often seconds before the end of the auction), giving the other bidders no time to outbid the sniper. Some bidders do this… … Wikipedia
Auction — Auctioneer redirects here. For the DC Comics supervillain, see Auctioneer (comics). An auctioneer and her assistants scan the crowd for bidders. An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking… … Wikipedia
Poison pill — is a term referring to any strategy, generally in business or politics, to increase the likelihood of negative results over positive ones for a party that attempts any kind of takeover. It derives from its original meaning of a literal poison… … Wikipedia
Takeover — This article is about the business term. For Takeover, see Takeover (disambiguation). For the science fiction series, see Hostile Takeover Trilogy . In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or… … Wikipedia
Vickrey auction — A Vickrey auction is a type of sealed bid auction, where bidders submit written bids without knowing the bid of the other people in the auction. The highest bidder wins, but the price paid is the second highest bid. The auction was created by… … Wikipedia
eBay — This article is about the business. For the Weird Al Yankovic song, see eBay (song). eBay Inc. Type Public Traded as NASDAQ: … Wikipedia
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Online travel auction — An online travel auction is a system of buying and selling travel products and services online by proffering them up for bid and then awarding the item to the highest bidder. As with a standard (offline) auction, the bidders, having made a… … Wikipedia
United States Treasury security — A United States Treasury security is government debt issued by the United States Department of the Treasury through the Bureau of the Public Debt. Treasury securities are the debt financing instruments of the United States federal government, and … Wikipedia
Board of directors — For other uses of trustee , trusty , and related terms, see Trustee (disambiguation). Board Room redirects here. For the Board Room member lounge, see Alaska Airlines. trustee in trust redirects here. A board of directors is a body of elected or… … Wikipedia