The Online Auction Center

Registration is simple and only takes a matter minutes. To start the signup process, click on the Register link at the top of this page. Only users who are 18 years of age, or older may register.

The next step is to fill in all your information, failure to supply all the required information will result in an error.

By clicking on the Register button from the bottom of the page, you will be redirected to a confirmation page.

Your account will be activated instantly.

Members Area

Once you have successfully logged in using the login forms from the main page or from the login page (click on the login button from the page header), you will be redirected to the members area page. This page is divided into four tabs:

a. Bidding

On this page, you will be able to see the items your currently bidding on, as well as the status of the bids, items you have won, and watched items. By clicking on the Auction Watch link, you will be able to add keywords for auctions your interested in. An email will be sent to your email address every time an auction that will contain the keyword in its name or description will be submitted.

By clicking on the View Details link from the Won Items area, you will be able to see the details of the auction, and have access to contact information in order to perfect the sale.

b. Personal Info

You can edit your personal information using this page, except for your username. You can also change the password for the account. If the password and confirm password fields are left empty, and then the password will remain the same.

The item watch features lets you keep a close eye on any auction without having to place a bid on it. This feature means you can be kept up to date on how an auction is doing and prepares you to place a winning last minute bid. You can watch any auction by clicking on the Watch this item link on any auction page.

The auction watch features notifies you of newly listed auctions which contain keywords you have chosen. For example if you are looking for linens you could enter in those keywords from within your member's area. Each time a new auction is listed containing the term linens you will be notified via this website. You can enter in as many keywords as you like.

If you have spotted on item you would like to place a bid on you can do so quickly and easily by following these steps:- (1) Login to your account. If you have not registered you can do so within 5 minutes. (2) Visit the auction page (3) Towards the bottom of the auction description page you will see a bidding box, you can use the shortcut link to the bidding box if you wish. (4) Enter in your bid, note you must bid above the minimum bid required. (5) Click on the place bid button. (6) You will then be asked to confirm you bid, once you have done so your bid will be entered, if successful you will receive a confirmation message. If you bid fails to outbid the current high bidder you will be offered the option to place a higher bid. Proxy bidding can aid your chances of winning an auction and help avoid you being outbid at the last moment. To place a proxy bid enter in the maximum price you are willing to pay for the item. If another user places a bid on the same auction automatic bids will be placed on your behalf in accordance with your maximum bid amount. With proxy bidding you will pay the lowest possible price until someone else places a higher bid.

There is another way of bidding: Buy it now auctions. Buy it now prices are set by the seller, if you agree with that price, you can click on the Buy Now button which is displayed on the auction details page. After clicking on the button you will be re-directed to a confirmation page. On a standard auction that auction will end instantly as the item has been sold via Buy it now. On a Dutch auction, you can enter the amount of items you wish to buy (depending the quantity available).

If you purchase less than there are available in total, the auction will remain open with the number of items left available after you have purchased the amount you want.

On a Dutch Auction, the auctioneer has more items of the same product for sale. The bidder will enter a maximum bid he is willing to pay for an item, and the number of items he wants to purchase. The highest bidder(s) will receive the number of items they have bid on, and the remaining bidders will receive the number of items still available. Buyers are able to bid more than once for the same item.