reverse auction
noun[C]
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anoccasionwhen severalcompaniescompetetoofferthelowestpricesforsupplyinggoodsor doing ajob:
Thecontractingbodywill use anelectronicreverseauctionfor theprocurementprocess.
Examplesofreverse auction
reverse auction
In the past few years mobilereverseauctionhave evolved.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Multiple rounds can follow or even areverseauctioncan follow to generate the best market price.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This led to a consolidation of thereverseauctionservice marketplace.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The start price was used to show the starting price of thereverseauction, but was not used to represent a value or worth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In areverseauction, the sellers compete to obtain business from the buyer and prices will typically decrease as the sellers undercut each other.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their findings appear to support that argument, as competition correlated strongly with thereverseauctionsuccess, as well as with the number of bidders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unlike traditional auctions, thereverseauction(or low-bid auction) bills the consumer's phone each time they place a bid.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was the firstreverseauctionchannel of its kind in the world.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Areverseauctionis different in that a single buyer offers a contract out for bidding (by either using specialized software or through an online marketplace).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In areverseauction, sellers bid rather than buyers.
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