Auction Bidding

Auction Bidding

There are two ways in which you can place a bid.

Fixed Price Bid

This is when you bid a fixed price for an item and do not tick the auto bid box.

Auto Bid

By placing an Auto Bid you nominate the highest bid you are prepared to pay and the website will place a bid on your behalf one increment above any opposing bids. This way of bidding can protect yourself from being outbid at the last moment, and also prevents you overpaying for an item.

For example: If you are bidding on wine and do not want to pay more than $60, type $60 in the bid box and tick the auto bid box. Your bid will be placed at the current amount; say $30 with an AutoBid of $60. You will win at $30 if no one else bids it up and if it has reached any reserves put in place by the seller. If someone else places a bid at $40, your bid is automatically raised to $50 and you still have the winning bid because your AutoBid was in place before the competing $40 bid was placed. (The Auto Bid amount increases in response to competing bids and is determined by our bid increments illustrated in the help guide). This process will continue until the bid amount reaches your specified maximum of $60. You will also be notified by email each time you are outbid by other registered users bidders on our site. Bids that are auto bid have a P in brackets in the bidding history.

Bidding Increments

Current bid	Min. Increment
Between $1 - $250	$10.00
Between $250 and $500	$20.00
Between $500 and $1,000	$50.00
Over $1,000	$100.00

The winning bidder for an Auction item is a person deemed to have placed the highest bid at the conclusion of the auction. Please be advised that there may be undisclosed bids in our auction system to ensure that items meet their reserve. These are fully disclosed as reserve bids.

Getting Your Bid Removed

Bids submitted are legally binding. Therefore, please carefully review all item details and freight arrangements before submitting a bid. These are clearly stated on each individual listing.

Bid Precedent

Bids placed on online auctions are determined by the time at which the website accepts the bids. Bids need to be at least one increment above the current winning bid. In the case when two Auto Bids are placed for the same value, then the one which was accepted by the website first will become the winning bid. The system will remove one dollar from the Buyer who placed the second Auto Bid so that it will accurately be represented on the bid history page.

Staying informed during an online auction

By using the ‘My Account’ tab, you are able to review the details of your bidding history, including items bid-on, items won and items missed.

Monitor your ‘My Auctions’ tab – this option is available after logging into your buyer account.



Monitor the item bid page of that particular online auction item



If you are out-bid for an Auction item, you will be notified via email, which details further options available. Below is an example of this email.

Tracking Items in my account

When you place a bid on an item it is automatically added to your ‘Items I’m Following tab’. When you login you are able to view items you have placed bids on. Under the ’Items I’m following tab’ there are three sections:

• Items you are bidding on (with leading or outbid indicated)
• Items won – items successfully won and now closed
• Items missed - you were un-successful and this auction has now closed

Online Auction Closing Time

Auction items listed on the website will be posted with an auction closing time. The time and date will be used to determine when the auction closes. If a bid is placed within the last 10 minutes of an auction, then close time will be extended for a further 10 minutes. This ensures that the buyer prepared to pay the highest amount is the winner therefore replicating the practises of a physical auction business.

Asking Questions about an item

Use the “Ask the Seller a Question” link from the item listing page to request further information about that particular item. When you ask a question the Seller will receive an email informing them that a question has been asked. Your question will not be visible on the item until the Seller answers it or the items are sold. When the Seller answers your question you will be automatically notified via email. Alternatively please use the contact us form to enquire about additional information on a particular item.

Additional Auction Rules

The bidder with the highest bid at the end of the auction, subject to reserves (where applicable) will be the successful winner.

Bids placed must be at least one increment above the current highest bid.

There may be undisclosed bids in the system which ensure that an item cannot be sold below its reserve amount.
If the Buy Now price is selected then the auction will close and the item will be taken “off the market”
As per our terms and conditions we reserve the right to amend, alter or cancel an auction. In the unlikely event of this being necessary we will contact clients with a full explanation as to the reason the auction was cancelled; withdraw from the site or altered.

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