Details tab

Auction Title Required. This is the displayed name for the auction.
Auction Type This is the type of auction it is. There are currently two supported types, Highest Bid and Lowest Unique Bid:
Highest bid also known as "Open Ascending Price Auction" or "English auction", this type of auction has a start price with each subsequent bid required to be higher than the previous bid, at the end of the bid the highest bidder wins. Read More
Lowest unique bid is a type of strategy game related to traditional auctions where the winner is the individual with the lowest unique bid. A unique bid is a bid that is unmatched to any other bid. Each bidder is only allowed to place 1 bid per auction. Read More
Status By default an auction is created as a draft, once changed to active users are able to view the auction.
Website This is to select which website to host the auction on.
Reward By default this is none, if you select a reward program only users that belong to that reward and have enough reward points will be able to place a bid.
Template Optional. if present this will render the auction page with the specified template.
Start Value This is the value the auction will start at, this value only applies Highest Bid auction type.
Choose a start date Required. Users will only be able to place a bid on the auction after this specified date and time.
Choose an end date Required. The auction will automatically close and a winner will be determerned according to the auction type.
Pictures This allows you to upload pictures that will display on the auction page, also you can select a primary image which will be displayed on summary pages.
Description This is a short brief to give users an idea what the auction is about and/or selling.
Body This is the full description that will be displayed on the auction page and supports full HTML.
Notes These are used for internal notes about the auction.




Groups Tab

Add/remove groups This will allow you to restict auctions to certian groups, users outside these groups won't be able to view or bid on the auction.




Organisations Tab

Add/remove organisations This will allow you to restict auctions to certian organisations, users outside these organisations won't be able to view or bid on the auction.




History Tab

This tab shows a history of when the auction was created, bids that get placed and when the auction ends it will show the winner of the auction.

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