(v) (of a seller at an auction) to buy back the thing which you are trying to sell because no one will pay the price that you want - odkupić swoją własność wystawioną na aukcji, ponieważ nikt nie chciał zapłacić za nią żądanej ceny
He wanted to sell his table made of treewood but as there were no buyers in sight, it was eventually bid in for him.