What does this do? Enables auctioning by creating a field in which customers can enter a bid for a particular product.

Default? Unchecked

What does this do? Allows you to enable an auction price box and to control the size of the price field so that the customer may specify a price during an auction. The field size is used to determine the size of the field to enter the price. You can mix auction and regular sales in the same shopping experience.

Default? 5

What does this do? Enter the name and path of the auction graphic button if you wish to customize the button look. Otherwise, leave the default.

Default? auction.gif

What does this do? Allows you to change the minimum acceptable value during an auction. If the customer enters a price below the minimum acceptable price, they will receive a message that says, "Your Bid price is below the Minimum Bid Price: $___"

Default? Blank

What does this do? Enables a button that will allow your customers to search for previous auctions bids for the item in question.

Default? Unchecked

What does this do? Enter the name and path of the Bid Search graphic button if you wish to customize the button look. Otherwise, leave the default.

Default? bidbutton.gif

Below is an example of the enable search button using the default graphic (Check Bids):

When Check Bids is pressed, it will bring the customer to a page similar to the one below if the product has been previously bid on:

What does this do? Allows you to specify a date of expiration for each auctioned product. When this date is reached, the product can no longer be ordered or bid on if it is being auctioned. The particular expiration message can be customized on an item-by-item basis.

Default? Unchecked

What does this do? Displays a message the customer will see when the product is no longer being auctioned.

Default? Blank

What does this do? Enter the date on which you would like auctioning for this product to end. Use the format mm/dd/yy. If the customer goes to the product page that this product is on after the expiration date, they will see the Expiration Message you have entered, and will not have the ability to order the product.

Default? Blank

If the auctioning has expired for a particular product, the customer will see a message similar to the one below. They will not be given the opportunity to order this product until the auction expiration date is changed to a later date or the auction feature is disabled and the regular price is reinstituted.