An auction is an archaic form of commerce where goods are separated into lots and are offered for sale to the highest bidder. Auctions are not unknown in the Federation, but they are more often practiced by more financially-minded races, like the Ferengi and the Orions. Auctions are frequent means of slave trading. (DS9: "Q-Less", "Body Parts"; ENT: "Borderland")
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- Auction article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.