Belt Auction

Is there an inexpensive way to start my own online auction site. I have Windows XP.?

I have seen several free scripts for Unix. I don't know Unix or Perl or any of those programming languages. I just want some simple inexpensive software (under $200) for starting a small site where others can upload items for auction. Similar to eBay. I have a niche I want to develop this auction site for that I think will work out well. Thanks.

Public Comments

1. Unix is an OS, not a programming language. To host ANY website for minimal cost, you'll use Linux or Unix as your OS, then run an Apache Web Server on top of it. You'll need to find a website template to run on top of it, but I can't see how this will be any east "cut and paste" task. You'll need a little background in code or a big wallet to pay someone to do it for you.
2. Well let's see... eBay has spent MILLIONS of dollars creating their website. And you expect to get something similar for less than 1/5000 of that amount? Go for it! But expect to get less than 1/5000 of the functionality and reliability!!!