# Amazon.com auction site? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 7, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-auction-site/538624 "2010-05-07T12:55:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-auction-site/538624/1 "2010-05-07T12:55:56Z")
I feel like an idiot because I can’t figure this out. Does [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) have auctions? Every time that I try to google it, I keep getting this link where I log in to my account and then… Well, I don’t know, but it doesn’t appear to be what I’m looking for. It’s a page that says “Search Transactions” at the top but it appears to be searching transactions that I’ve completed recently. Am I missing something obvious and simple here? I must be. This seems too difficult. Where’s the dunce cap smiley? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-auction-site/538624/2 "2010-05-07T13:31:05Z")
I’m not aware of auction selling on Amazon. They allow individuals to set-up web stores to sell items through the Amazon portal. But items are listed for a flat price, I am not aware of an auction feature that would allow purchasers to bid on items. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-auction-site/538624/3 "2010-05-07T13:37:14Z")
Thanks. Yeah, I was aware of that, but my dad told me that there were auctions. Maybe he was confused and thought that the Marketplace stuff was auction-based. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-auction-site/538624/4 "2010-05-07T13:51:02Z")
I almost forgot. I saw [this](http://auctions.nettop20.com/)article and it says that there are auctions on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com), too.\* \*No, I don’t believe everything that I read on the internets. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-auction-site/538624/5 "2010-05-07T15:59:05Z")
I know there used to be auctions on Amazon, but I actually had forgotten about it. The last time I saw it must have been close to 10 years ago or so. It seems like it was when online auctions were just starting up, and eBay was young.