Auctions - Bulk Buy

A helpful paper covering "bulk buy auctions"—often referred to in academic literature as or multi-unit auctions —is "Bidder's Strategy Under Group-Buying Auction on the Internet" .

: The paper "Bundling Decisions for Selling Multiple Items in Online Auctions" explores how sellers decide whether to auction items individually or as a "bulk" bundle. It highlights that bundling is most profitable when the items are highly complementary. bulk buy auctions

Multi-item auction where all winners pay the same price (usually the lowest successful bid). Multi-item auction where all winners pay the same

This paper is particularly insightful because it defines the "group-buying auction" as a dynamic pricing mechanism where bidders form a collective to secure volume discounts: the more people who bid, the lower the final price becomes for everyone in the group. Key Papers & Concepts bulk buy auctions