Auctions
The auctions tab is available for products, when product auctions are enabled in your shop settings.
Please note: Some product settings are not compatible with auctions, including user group products, subscription products and products with attributes.
At the auction settings section, you can set, if a product is available as auctionable item and if the product is auction exclusive. Auction exclusive items are only available through auctions and cannot be bought immediately for a set price.
The following fields are available:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Available as an auction | Select, if the product is available as auctionable item or not. |
| Product is auction exclusive | Select, if the product is only available as an auctionable item. If checked, this product can only be obtained through an auction. If unchecked, the product is also available as normal buyable product. Available as an auction needs to be selected to set an auction as auction exclusive. |
Before an item can be sold through an auction, a schedule for an auction as well as several base settings for the auction need to be set.
The auction schedule list:
The auction schedule list, shows all current and previous auctions for the current product.
The displayed information included, the auction ID, the start and end date of the auction, the minimum bid price for the auction and the current status of the auction.
At the right side of the list, several functions are available to manage the auction schedules.
Click on the edit icon, to open the auction details page where you ca
Click on the delete icon to completely remove the auction and any placed bids for the selected auction.
The add a new auction schedule form:
You can add new auctions through the auction schedule form. The product won’t be available as an auction, even if it’s set as auctionable item, until the current date is in between the auction start date and end date.
After the auction end date has passed, the auction will end automatically and all bidders will receive a notification that the auction has ended.
The winner of the auction will receive a special notification and instructions on how to proceed to pay for the auctioned item.
The following fields are available:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Start Date | Start date of the auction |
| End Date | End date of the auction Please note: Depending on your settings, you can either set a end date freely or the shop will automatically calculate an end date and set it for you |
| Minimum Price | The start price of the auction. Please note: Depending on your settings, a minimum start price may be mandatory. |
Only one auction can be active at the same time for the same product. Overlapping auction schedules are not allowed.
Please note: Currently, auctions are only available for a single item, no matter how many items are available in the inventory.
Click on the “Save Changes” button to save any changes or add a new auction schedule.
Click on the “Reset Form” button to reset the auction form.