A method of selling which consists of an auctioneer inviting a bid much higher than what is regarded as likely to be acceptable to the buyers. The starting price is gradually reduced until a buyer shouts ‘mine’ and accepts the item at that...

Dutch auction is a type of auction where the auctioneer begins with a high asking price which is lowered until some participant is willing to accept the auctioneer's price, or a predetermined reserve price (the seller's minimum acceptable price) is...