Registering to Bid:
Only registered bidders may participate in our online auctions. To register, select the 'Register' link displayed on any of the auction detail pages or select the 'Register to Bid' button on the side navigation panel. After you complete the registration form and submit it you will receive a verification email. This verification email will contain your bidder's number, and your selected password. You may now use your bidder number (and password) to bid.
Before You Bid:
After you have registered you can bid. Select the auction of interest from the home page. Each auction has different Terms & Conditions so you must read them before you bid. When you bid, you are agreeing to the all the terms & conditions for that particular auction. You can now browse the items for auction by selecting a catagory or selecting 'ALL ITEMS.' To enter a bid you must have your bidders number and password available.
Placing A Bid:
After you have read, understood, and agreed to the Terms & Conditions of the auction of interest, you can place a bid. There are two places to enter your bid: (1) 'Your Bid' and (2) 'Your Maximum.'
There are two methods of bidding available. Those are:
- Use the 'Your Bid' only. If you enter a bid amount in the 'Your Bid' box, the current bid amount of the item you are bidding on will increase to the amount of the 'Your Bid' you entered.
Example: You have found an item you wish to bid on and the current price is $500. You would like to place a bid of $1000 on this item. You enter $1000 in the 'Your Bid' area, enter your bidders number and password at the bottom of the page, then push the 'Submit Bids' button. You will then have a chance to review your bid to make sure everything is correct, and then either push 'Submit Bids' or 'Cancel Bids'. Once you have submited your bid the current price will increase from $500 to $1000. At this point your are the high bidder and done. If someone outbids you, you will receive an email letting you know you have been outbid. You may bid again, and again and again using this method, if you desire.
- Use the 'Your Bid' with the 'Your Maximum.' If you enter a bid amount in the 'Your Bid' and the 'Your Maximum,' the current bid amount of the item you are bidding on will increase to the 'Your Bid' amount you entered (as detailed above) but the system will also use AutoBid to bid on your behalf, if and when you are outbid by other bidders, up to the 'Your Maximum' amount you entered.
Example: You have found an item you wish to bid on. Its current price is $500. You would like to place a maximum bid of $1000 on this item. You should enter $550 (or more) in the 'Your Bid' area and $1000 in the 'Your Maximum' area, enter your bidder's number and your password at the bottom of the page, then push the 'Submit Bids' button. You will then have a chance to review your bid to make sure everything is correct, and then either push 'Submit Bids' or 'Cancel Bids'. Once you have clicked on 'Submit Bids,' your bid will be entered and the current price will increase from $500 to $550. At this point you are the high bidder and done. If, later, someone outbids you, AutoBid will automatically bid for you and bid the minumum amount needed to keep you the leader up to your specified $1000 maximum. If someone outbids 'Your Maximum' amount you will receive an email letting you know you have been outbid. You may bid again, if you desire, following the exact same procedures as described.
AutoBid keeps your maximum amount confidential and does not bid any higher than your maximum. You can pay significantly less than your maximum price because AutoBid only bids enough to keep you the leader/high bidder. Enter your maximum price and AutoBid automatically bids on your behalf--and in your absence. This means you don't have to keep coming back to re-bid every time another bid is placed. It is much more convenient, less time-consuming, and it greatly improves your chances of winning!
'Review Bids' Button is used for bidders that have previously entered bids. To uses this feature enter your bidders number and password then click the 'Review Bids' button. The program will then display all your AutoBids and/or regular bids thus far submitted under your bidders number.
What is AutoExtend?
Our auctions also use AutoExtend. If there is a bid placed in the final 10 minutes for an item, the ending time for that item is automatically extended for an additional 10 minutes. If another bid is received during that 'extended time,' the ending time is extended again--and again, if necessary, for 10 additional minutes for each extension. This continues and repeats until there are no more bids submitted. This 'AutoExtend' feature allows the bidding process to be more fair for every bidder and gives all bidders a chance to respond to any last-minute bid(s).
Auction Ending Times:
Our online auctions with multiple items use a Staggered ending time. Each item has its own ending time. If the auction is scheduled to end at 2:00pm the first item ends at 2:00pm and each item after the first will end in a set interval. An example is a 5 minute interval, each item will end 5 minutes after the item before it. But, don't forget if an item is bid on in the last 10 minutes the AutoExtend will begin.
