Amazon Acquires LiveBid.com

Announced April 12, 1999 — $300M

By the numbers

Amazon's acquisition history

7th of 124 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

42 of 124 Amazon deals

Amazon's average disclosed price

$882.9M

Amazon's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 1999

74 across all acquirers

When did Amazon acquire LiveBid.com?

Amazon acquired LiveBid.com on April 12, 1999. This was Amazon's 7th publicly tracked acquisition out of 124 we have on record.

How much did Amazon pay for LiveBid.com?

Amazon paid $300M for LiveBid.com.

What does LiveBid.com do?

LiveBid.com operates in a business acquired by Amazon.