Features


Online Bidding Features

Auction Styles Available

Regular Auction, Deal Strikes (descending dutch auction), Auction Strikes (auction price starts off by descending in price and then turns into a regular auction upon 1st bid or hitting minimum price), and Fixed Price Auctions.

Online-only, live simulcast, or pre-bidding

Options include: Open Bidding, Maximum Bidding, Hidden Bidding, Realized Prices, Price List

Staggered ending available (timed auctions)

Adjustable setting: On/Off, 1 item/60 minutes all the way to 50 items/minute.

Auto-extending bid closing

Leaves bidding open for any time that has received a bid within the last 3 minutes

Email notifications to outbid bidders

Automatic email alerts to bidders up until the event starts to close to keep bidders engaged

Lets the system bid for the bidder up to their maximum bid

Great for absentee bidding or those who want to set their price and walk away

Combination bidding available (multi-parcel)

Unique style of bidding that allows bidders to create combos of items to bid on (multi-parcel bidding)

Collaborative auctions - Multiple auction companies can share bids

Combine bids from respective sites while maintaining independent bidder lists

Grouping available - Have multiple items close as a group in a timed auction

Allows selective bidding on one or more items in a group of similar items

Complete online invoicing and auction reconciliation available

Built in custom invoicing with many enhanced features with the ability to process payments


Inventory

Easily add, edit, and delete inventory & photos

Built in Integrated Inventory & Photo loader is easy to use and can load inventory and photos fast

Catalogging with WaveBid

Can be integrated to your WaveBid account which allows you to export your entire auction inventory and photos from WaveBid to the auction.

Mass upload inventory descriptions from Excel, Access, etc.

Upload descriptions in mass with different upload options for formatting of how inventory is displayed on your site.

Inventory Item Attributes

Add inventory quantities, starting bids, reserve prices, buy it now prices, and seller ID reference numbers to each item

Categorized and Searchable

Built in tools make it easy to find what you're looking for quickly

Can be updated after bidding has started

Add/edit/delete inventory items whenever you need to.

Unlimited number of images per item

Inventory description fields allow HTML formatting- link to videos, .pdf files, and more

Thumbnail galleries available for each item

Display your auction items in style and grab your bidders attention


Registration

Secure server to collect credit card information

Bidder data secured and PCI compliant

Register once for all auctions option available

Bidding priviledges can be turned off/on, notes added, tax exempt status stored/updated

Private auctions available


Customize registration rules for each auction

Add your own Terms info for each sale that bidders must agree to before entering the sale

Automatically authorize bidders credit cards before they are allowed to bid

Great way to ensure the integrity of your sale


Credit Cards

Bidder data encrypted and PCI compliant

Credit cards processing

Automatically process credit cards one at a time or in bulk by connecting the Authorize.net Payment Gateway

Accept PayPal payments on online invoices

Add a pay with paypal hyperlink to your invoices prior to emailing them out to winning bidders

Custom invoicing options

Lots of options - add logo, invoice header/text, tax classes, premiums, footers, fees, payments, etc.


Calendar of Events/Auctions

Events can be added to a calendar in the calendar layout which can be viewed month to month for any year.
Powerful searches help find specific data
Seamless integration between calendar and event details
Scrolling calendars can be added to any web page


Photo Galleries

Create a thumbnail gallery by just loading images from your computer
Images are automatically resized