How to Create a Timed Auction : Bidlogix

Here's how to create a timed auction:

Text Instructions:

Login to Admin
Click the Auctions & Items tab, the select either Create Timed Auction or Create Webcast Auction
Or
Select View Auctions from the Auctions & Items drop down menu or the Admin Home page then click on New Timed Auction or New Webcast Auction

Give the auction a name and description. (The title is limited to 120 characters. The description is limited to 500 characters.)
Select the auction currency
Select the bidding extension (not applicable in Webcast Auctions)
Select the purchase cut off - this is the number of hours before the auction closes you wish to have the 'make offer' and 'buy now' functionality removed (not applicable in Webcast Auctions)
Enter the Buyers Premium - this is the auction default and can be changed for each item
If you wish to display sales tax rates for your auction, tick the Required box and enter the amounts you wish to charge for Hammer Price, Buyers Premium and Charges (this will be used as the default for items but can be changes for each item when creating/editing). If it is not required or you require different tax values for various items/buyers dependent on location, please untick the Required box and supply us with the blurb you with to display instead. The default content is 'Please Contact Auctioneer'.
Default Deposit - If no deposit necessary leave as 0

To add an auction logo, click on the Logo tab, then click Add
Either drag and drop the file into the box or select Choose Files... and select the image you wish to use as the auction logo

For Webcast auctions select the start date and time of the auction
For Webcast, tick whether you wish pre-bidding to be allowed or not
For Timed auctions select the end date and time of the auction
Select the timezone the auction is in
Select if viewing is by appointment or not. If viewing is by appointment only you can also specify the dates that are available for bidders to make appointments
Add in any additional comments you would like to show about viewing on the front end the website by entering them into the Comments On Viewing? box
Select the start and end dates for clearance. If clearance does not apply leave these fields blank
You can stagger the end time of lots in a Timed auction by ticking the Stagger End Times box

Add in the address information for the auction
If you wish to show a map of the auction location to your bidders click on the Pin Point On Map button
You will then see a Google map appear with an icon marking the location
To change the location drag and drop the icon to where you require it to be

To add a document (e.g. site health & safety regulations) Click on the Documents tab
Either drag and drop the file(s) into the box
Or
Select Choose Files... and select the document(s) you wish to attach, click Open to select the document you wish to upload
In the box that then appears under the file title you can choose to enter a label for the document
To add another document click Choose Files... again or drag and drop a new file into the box (note that you can also add documents to individual items)

Click on the Contacts tab
Click the box next to the contact name to add them as a contact for the auction - if there are not any contacts listed please see the Adding Contacts help article

To use your default templates for auction information leave the Use Auctioneer Content box at the top of the page ticked, unticking the box will allow you to edit each piece of information just for this auction

This feature is deprecated. You can instead set the start time of your auction to be delayed.

To save the auction click Save Auction at the top left of the screen. This will put your auction into a Preview status if all the required fields have been completed correctly
If you have not completed all the fields an error message will alert you to what is missing
To save as a draft tick the Save as draft box and the select Save Auction - this allows you to save your progress without you having to enter in all the required information

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