diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220218193307_sub_desc/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220218193307_sub_desc/migration.sql
index d3b5818c..280b28b1 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/20220218193307_sub_desc/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20220218193307_sub_desc/migration.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -- AlterTable
-ALTER TABLE "Sub" ADD COLUMN     "desc" TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE "Sub" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "desc" TEXT;
 
-UPDATE "Sub" SET desc = 'jobs at bitcoin and lightning companies' WHERE name = 'jobs';
\ No newline at end of file
+UPDATE "Sub" SET "desc" = 'jobs at bitcoin and lightning companies' WHERE name = 'jobs';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220224203227_item_status/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220224203227_item_status/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dba9cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20220224203227_item_status/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- CreateEnum
+CREATE TYPE "Status" AS ENUM ('ACTIVE', 'STOPPED', 'NOSATS');
+
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "Item" ADD COLUMN     "noSatsAt" TIMESTAMP(3),
+ADD COLUMN     "status" "Status" NOT NULL DEFAULT E'ACTIVE';
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220224205443_run_auction/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220224205443_run_auction/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7202db38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20220224205443_run_auction/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-- charge the user for the auction item
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION run_auction(item_id INTEGER) RETURNS void AS $$
+    DECLARE
+        bid INTEGER;
+        user_id INTEGER;
+        user_msats INTEGER;
+        item_status "Status";
+    BEGIN
+        PERFORM ASSERT_SERIALIZED();
+
+        -- extract data we need
+        SELECT ("maxBid" * 1000 / 30 / 24 / 60), "userId", status INTO bid, user_id, item_status FROM "Item" WHERE id = item_id;
+        SELECT msats INTO user_msats FROM users WHERE id = user_id;
+
+        -- check if user wallet has enough sats
+        IF bid > user_msats THEN
+            -- if not, set status = NOSATS and noSatsAt to now_utc if not already set
+            IF item_status <> 'NOSATS' THEN
+                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'NOSATS', "noSatsAt" = now_utc() WHERE id = item_id;
+            END IF;
+        ELSE
+            -- if so, deduct from user
+            UPDATE users SET msats = msats - bid WHERE id = user_id;
+            -- update item status = ACTIVE and noSatsAt = null if NOSATS
+            IF item_status = 'NOSATS' THEN
+                UPDATE "Item" SET status = 'ACTIVE', "noSatsAt" = null WHERE id = item_id;
+            END IF;
+        END IF;
+    END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
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diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index eff89986..1e9201b4 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ model Message {
   userId Int
 }
 
+enum Status {
+  ACTIVE
+  STOPPED
+  NOSATS
+}
+
 model Item {
   id        Int                   @id @default(autoincrement())
   createdAt DateTime              @default(now()) @map(name: "created_at")
@@ -106,6 +112,8 @@ model Item {
   minSalary Int?
   maxSalary Int?
   maxBid    Int?
+  status    Status    @default(ACTIVE)
+  noSatsAt  DateTime?
   location  String?
   latitude  Float?
   longitude Float?
diff --git a/worker/auction.js b/worker/auction.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b57c083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worker/auction.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const serialize = require('../api/resolvers/serial')
+
+function auction ({ models }) {
+  return async function ({ name }) {
+    console.log('running', name)
+    // get all items we need to check
+    const items = await models.item.findMany(
+      {
+        where: {
+          maxBid: {
+            not: null
+          },
+          status: {
+            not: 'STOPPED'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    )
+
+    // for each item, run serialized auction function
+    items.forEach(async item => {
+      await serialize(models,
+        models.$executeRaw`SELECT run_auction(${item.id})`)
+    })
+
+    console.log('done', name)
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { auction }
diff --git a/worker/index.js b/worker/index.js
index cc77ede5..d163266d 100644
--- a/worker/index.js
+++ b/worker/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const { PrismaClient } = require('@prisma/client')
 const { checkInvoice, checkWithdrawal } = require('./wallet')
 const { repin } = require('./repin')
 const { trust } = require('./trust')
+const { auction } = require('./auction')
 const { ApolloClient, HttpLink, InMemoryCache } = require('@apollo/client')
 const { indexItem, indexAllItems } = require('./search')
 const fetch = require('cross-fetch')
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ async function work () {
   await boss.work('trust', trust(args))
   await boss.work('indexItem', indexItem(args))
   await boss.work('indexAllItems', indexAllItems(args))
+  await boss.work('auction', auction(args))
 
   console.log('working jobs')
 }