auction site

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auction
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɔːk.ʃən/
us
/ˈɑːk.ʃən/
a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will ...
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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/
us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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A new agent has not yet learned which search engine to try first, or whichauctionsiteoffers the best bargains.
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Traders who attended the cattle auctions paid an annual license fee of 50 shillings for eachauctionsite.
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The onlineauctionsitehas a near-monopoly because buyers and sellers naturally gravitate to the largest, most liquid market.
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The appearance of the ring on theauctionsiteled to the eventual return of the ring.
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Medium-bore versions from the 1940s-1960s frequently command well over $2000 on the popular onlineauctionsite.
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It is an onlineauctionsiteand marketplace where users, buyers and sellers, transact with each other.
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The four slip unnoticed into the encampment, taking positions surrounding theauctionsite.
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Edmonton was also the site of the companys first permanentauctionsite(on company-owned land), which was established in 1976.
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The success of an onlineauctionsitelargely depends on six variables: interactivity, product offering, level of trust, rate of growth and adoption, networking, level of commitment, and payment options.
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The 2009auctionsiteof three of his medals, as well as photocopies of his combat reports and service record, lists six of the seven aerial victories.
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Individual cases of fraud associated with internet auction sites do not fall within their remit, and such investigations remain the responsibility of local police forces.
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I have issued no guidance to internet auction sites regarding ticket touts.
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Nevertheless, most of these records have become classics, selling at a high price on auction sites.
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It can be found on auction sites for more than five times its original price.
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There is a thriving second hand market online, where dolls are bought and sold on auction sites, as well as forums.
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Some bidding fee auction sites have been shut down by state governments after investigations.
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It has since grown in scale from operating solely on auction sites to selling his goods on shopping sites.
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Some printer's samples of these two stamps have been available for sale on internet auction sites.
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Like a number of other travel websites, travel auction sites pull their stock inventory in from a wide variety of suppliers.
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