E*ay style auctions with a few differences. Unlike other sale types, Bidders will be required to be logged into the site, thus have a verified email address. Anti-Snipe, and dogpiling are optionally available in auction sales. (Note this sale type is currently in development and may have issues!!)
@TODO Will describe required and optional form fields, what each field means, what ramifications it will have...
Describe item(s) | |||
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Field | Required? | Default | Field Description |
Title | Required | A short title which describes your item. | |
Description | Required | A longer text description of your item and terms of sale. Ideally a couple of paragraphs. You should fully describe the item itself, and list any price variations, plus domestic and international shipping options, if appropriate. Also your personal sale terms and conditions, i.e. How quickly winners are expected to pay, and your accepted payment method(s). |
Item Details | |||
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Field | Required? | Default | Field Description |
Start price | Required | The opening price, currently in US$ | |
Number Available | Fixed | 1 | For Auctions you can only sell one item. |
Note, the old site did not automatically display the item price, that was used purely for internal site accounting. You Had to enter it in the text description. This new site Does list the price in the status panel at the top of the sale page. (as well as use it for site accounting). |
Sale Details | |||
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Field | Required? | Default | Field Description |
Anti-Sniping | Required | No | If enabled, will extend auction if bids received close to the end of the auction. Only makes sense if used with a scheduled end-date-time! You can configure the time threshold, and the time to add, in your seller account |
Allow Dogpiles | Required | No | If enabled, logged in users will be able to dogpile other bidders |
Public | Optional | Public once open | If a sale is Public then it will be visible in the public sales list and potentially the site homepage to any visitors. If the sale is
Private then visitors will only be able to get to the sale via a link you provided
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Note, the old site had no concept of public/private sales, all sales were private. By default, sales on this new site are "Public once open". If you do not want your sale to appear on the public sales list, or potentially on the site homepage once it is open for entries, please ensure you set this to "Fully Private". |
Scheduling | |||
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Field | Required? | Default | Field Description |
Start Date | Optional | No scheduling | (Can only be used in conjunction with start time) If set, sale will not open for entries until set start date/time |
Start Time | Optional | No scheduling | (Can only be used in conjunction with start date) If set, sale will not open for entries until set start date/time |
End Date | Optional | No scheduling | (Can only be used in conjunction with end time) If set, sale will automatically close for entries at the set end date/time |
End Time | Optional | No scheduling | (Can only be used in conjunction with end date) If set, sale will automatically close for entries at the set end date/time |
If scheduling is not set, you will have to manually start your sale. Sales can end either by scheduling, by maximum entry count being reached, or if neither of those options is enabled, then you will need to manually end the sale |
Pictures | |||
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Field | Required? | Default | Field Description |
Find Pictures | Optional | Simply click the button, which will open a browse window on your computer. Locate your image and either double click on it, or select it and click OK. The picture will be uploaded. | |
Although pictures are optional, you should upload at least one good picture of the item for sale. A lack of any
pictures will put off some potential buyers. Note only JPG and PNG images with a maximum file size of 2Mb can be uploaded. |