SWHelp:Buying
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How to Bid on Auctions
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.
How to Purchase Auctions through Buy It Now
For Fixed Price Listings, Store Items, and some auction listings, you will see a Buy It Now button. 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.
Dutch Listings
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.
Item Watching
The item watch feature 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.
My Want List
The My Want List feature notifies you of newly listed auctions which contain items that match your Want List. You can set up your Want List in the My StampWants - My Want List section.
