To list your item simply click on the OFFER link found on the header navigational bar. The listing process is split up into several main sections, notably:-
- Category selection
- Item Details
- Auction Settings/Legal Information/Deposit Conditions/
- Legal and Payment
- Listing preview
- Listing confirmation
The listing process is developed in such a way that you are guided through every step seamlessly.
The first part of the process is to choose the category you wish to list your item in, this can be revised at any time by using the Previous Step navigation button.
Step two enables you to enter your item title and description, a full wysiwyg editor is in place to enable you to use HTML descriptions.
If you have a voucher code to redeem this can be entered just below the description field.
Moving on to step three, this is the biggest stage of the listing process. On this step you can set the following:-
ยท Auction type:-
Standard Auction
This is a single quantity auction
Dutch Auction
Dutch auction enables you to list a multiple quantity auction, for example if you have 100 properties to sell you can list all of these together in a single lot. Bidders will be able to select how many they wish to bid for.
ยท Currency:-
You can select your preferred auction currency using the drop down menu available
ยท Quantity:-
This field is only active if listing a Dutch auction, please see above for an explanation of this listing type
ยท Auction Starts At:-
This requires you to enter the minimum bid you are willing to accept, you can also set a reserve price to ensure you do not sell the item for this amount. Please see below for more information on this.
ยท Reserve Price:-
Enabling a reserve price affectively means you will not sell the item for less than the amount set, for example you can set the start price at 5.00 but only accept winning bids over 50.00, should a bid be placed for 49.99 the item will close without a winner.
ยท Buy out (if available):-
Buy out allows you to set an amount you are willing to sell the item for โ straight out. For example you can set the start price to 10.00 but offer interested parties the option to buy the property immediately for 100.00.
You can also list buy out only auctions, these auctions remove all bidding options meaning the listing can only be purchased for a set amount. To set a buy out only auction you need to set the buy out value to be exactly equal with the start bid.
ยท Offer-Range (if available):-
You can set a price bracket in which you are willing to listing to offer, for example if you set the price brackets from 15.00 to 100.00 interested parties will be able to offer you an amount within these brackets, you can opt whether to accept or decline these offers at any time via the members area.
ยท Bid increment:-
This option can be used to set your own custom bid increment if preferred.
ยท Item featuring (if available):-
The following options are available to you (fees may apply), these will highlight your item on site to ensure they reach more visitors:-
ยง Home page featured
ยง Category featured
ยง Bold text
ยง Highlighted background
ยท Set start/end time:-
You can either opt to list your item right away and set a defined number of days for it to be live for or you also have the option to define your own custom start/end time.
ยท Private Auction:-
Private auction will hide the bidders identity on the item details page
ยท Image upload:-
To accompany your item you can either upload images from your local computer or enter the URL of an image(s) hosted elsewhere (first 4 is free)
ยท Media upload:-
In addition to images you can also upload media files, please note only .avi/.mpeg/.mov are supported.
ยท Auto Re-List
For convenience you can opt to have your items automatically re-listed for you, options are available to allow you to select whether the item should be re-listed if sold and how many re-list attempts should be made.
There are also a number of details of the properties you need to provide to enhance your offerings. You should be familiar with requirements for deposit and how you will refund this. I have also provided a legal information page so you can provide details about your lawyers. Lastly, you should also consider checking the potential purchaser or leasee's background by asking for information.
On the next step you can set your legal and payment preferences.
Proceeding on, you can then review the listing and make changes if required, please note you can still edit your listing once live via the members area.
The final step provides you with listing confirmation but read the terms and conditions as well.
