The Bidding OSID provides a means for running and bidding in auctions.

Auction

An Auction represents a single item or a lot of the same item to be sold. Auctions are sponsored by a seller within a period of time and define pricing information.

Bids

A Bid is an OsidRelationship between an Auction and a bidder.

Bidders

Bids are created by an Agent. The relationship between the Resource and the Agent is handled by the Bidding OSID Provider.

Auction Cataloging

Auctions and Bids are organized into AuctionHouse OsidCatalogs and can be federated using the hierarchy pattern.

Sub Packages

The Bidding OSID includes a Bidding Rules OSID for managing constraints and processing of Auctions and a Bidding Batch OSID for managing Bids and Auctions in bulk.