
Mark I. answered 05/20/19
EMT Turned Teacher
I believe it is the same auf Englisch. I never really heard "ankaufen" being used over there only "kaufen." With being said perhaps "ankaufen" is more professional or formal.
Examples:
Ich verkaufe es für €10.
Ich hab das für €5 gekauft. Wie billig oder?
I am highly confident that ankaufen would also use the same structure using "für."
I hope this answers your question.