https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling-on-eBay/what-does-online-auction-mean/qaa-p/855987#M17793 <P>It is the same.</P><P>If you have an item as buy it now, there is an option to "send to online auction".</P><P>Which means it simply becomes an auction rather than for sale.</P> Sun, 01 Dec 2013 09:36:53 GMT kopenhagen5 2013-12-01T09:36:53Z https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling-on-eBay/what-does-online-auction-mean/qaq-p/855981 <P>what does online auction i thought that ebay was an online auction how is it different?.</P> Sun, 01 Dec 2013 09:34:12 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling-on-eBay/what-does-online-auction-mean/qaq-p/855981 loaferrobyn 2013-12-01T09:34:12Z