Fate of item put up for sale (3)
I believe the answer is:
lot
'fate' is the definition.
(I know that fate can be written as lot)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lot that I've seen before include "Piece of ground" , "part of France?" , "Fate - plenty" , "large quantity" , "Share - tons" .)