Auction stories
Stories tagged “auction” on SuperShort Novel — each opens with a sharp hook and builds toward a decisive ending. Browse related tags or jump straight into a full story.
The Bidder Number
A newly fired gallery coordinator recognizes the billionaire bidder at an auction and discovers he knows the painting's history better than her family does.
RevengeR-009The Locked Storage Unit
A woman buys back the storage unit her ex abandoned and finds evidence that changes the financial settlement without turning the story into a fantasy windfall.
BillionaireB-028Bid Number Seven
At a charity auction, a woman discovers the anonymous bidder driving up every lot she wants is the CEO who destroyed her father's company — and he's not bidding on art.
BillionaireB-019Bid on Me
At a charity bachelor auction, a woman bids her entire savings on the CEO who fired her—just to make him spend an evening answering for it.
RevengeR-017I Bought His Startup
He pitched her logistics platform as his own, took the funding, and fired her for 'misalignment.' Two years later she bought the company at auction with her own name on the bid.