Bid Types Allowed

When setting up your auction, you can choose which bidding methods to allow. Here's how each one works:

1. Enter an Amount

Bidders manually type in any amount at or above the current minimum bid. Simple and straightforward.

2. Max Bid (eBay-style)

Bidders enter the most they're willing to pay, and the system automatically bids on their behalf, starting at the minimum raise and increasing incrementally as competing bids come in, up to their maximum.

A few things to know:

• Automated bids may not all appear in the public bid history.
• Ties go to whoever bid first, if two bidders enter the same Max Bid amount, the earlier bid is realized as the high bidder.

3. Quick Bid Buttons

One-click buttons that let bidders jump to a preset amount instantly. When you enable Quick Bids three single bid option buttons at specified bid amounts are available for one click bidding:

• Button Option 1 - Displays the current minimum bid (aka 1× raise above current high).
• Button Option 2 - Displays an amount 2x minimum raise amount from current high bid.
• Button Option 3 - Displays an amount 3× the minimum raise amount from current high bid.

4. Combo Bidding

Gives bidders the flexibility to Enter a single bid and/or place a Max bid.

• Allows bidders to bid against their own max bid which is helpful when online bidding is transferred to paper sheet at a gala event. Because unrealized Max Bids do not transfer to paper sheet bidding, this allows the bidder to increase their transfering high bid.
• Ties go to whoever bid first, if two bidders enter the same amount, the earlier bid stays the high bidder.