How to Publish an Auction to your Website

Requirements for Publishing Auctions to FWS website and making items available for bidding or purchas

  • All Auctions may be published to your website Upcoming Auctions calendar page at any time (and before auction item catalog is available)
  • Once the item catalog is prepared for viewing and bidding, you can then post the “View Lots” link (publish auction catalog to website)

 

Auction Types

  • Live/Absentee Auction
  • Timed Auction
  • Buy-It-Now Auction
  • Timed with Buy-It-Now Option
  • Continuous Buy-It-Now Auction
  • Display-Only Auction

 

Publishing a Live/Absentee Auction

 Once a Live/Absentee Auction has been created:

  • Set the Start Date on the Auction “Basic Auction Information Page” for the date you want the auction to be displayed on your website. If it’s a multi-day auction, set the Start Date on each day of the auction
  • At the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information page, check the box “Publish Auction to Web”. This will publish the auction information to your “Upcoming Auctions” area (this action may occur before items are available for bidding)

How to Display items for bidding on your website: (launch “View Lots” tab)

  • Items must first be assigned to the Live/Absentee auction

  • Items should be fully cataloged and photographed

  • Lot numbers should be assigned to every item in an auction by using the “Lot Numbering” tool at Auction Information/Lot Numbering. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

  • When you are ready to post the item catalog to your website (launch “View Lots” button) for customer bidding:  check the box “Publish Auction Catalog to Web” at the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information” page

  • Note: if you want to display a logo/link to an external Live bidding platform on your website (e.g.Bidsquare), be sure to select one provided on the auction set-up page. This is what it looks like on the website:

 

Check and make sure items are displaying on the website

 

  

Publishing a Timed Auction

 Once an Timed Auction has been created

  • Set the Start Date and End Date on the “Basic Auction Information Page”.

    • The Start Date will allow auction to post to your website Upcoming Auctions page (if “Published” - see #2). The End Date will cause the auction listing to “time out” on the final day of the auction at midnight (unless extended bidding is taking place on any items).

  • At the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information page, check the box “Publish Auction to Web”. This will publish the auction information to your “Upcoming Auctions” area (this action may occur before items are available for bidding)

  • In order to display items for bidding in a published catalog:

    • Items must first be assigned to the Timed auction

    • Items should be fully cataloged and photographed

    • Lot numbers should be assigned to every item in an auction by using the “Lot Numbering” tool at Auction Information/Lot Numbering. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

    • In a Timed auction, all Items must have a “Starting Price” set in Auction Information/Starting Prices (or individually under Item/Admin tab).

  • When you are ready to post the item catalog to your website (launch “View Lots” button) for customer bidding:  check the box “Publish Auction Catalog to Web” at the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information” page

 

Check and make sure items are displaying on the website



Publishing a Buy-it-Now Auction

 Once a Buy-It-Now Auction has been created:

  • Set the Start Date and End Date on the “Basic Auction Information Page”.

    • The Start Date will allow auction to post to your website Upcoming Auctions page (if “Published” - see #2). The End Date will cause the auction listing to “time out” on the final day of the auction at midnight (unless extended bidding is taking place on any items).

  • At the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information page, check the box “Publish Auction to Web”. This will publish the auction information to your “Upcoming Auctions” area (this action may occur before items are available for bidding)

  • In order to display items for bidding in a published catalog:

    • Items must first be assigned to the Buy-It-Now auction

    • Items should be fully cataloged and photographed

    • Lot numbers can be assigned to every item in an auction by using the “Lot Numbering” tool at Auction Information/Lot Numbering. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

      • Assigning lot numbers is not a requirement, but it allows for organized sale ordering on your web catalog. If no Lot numbering occurs, items will be displayed in the order they are published. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

    • In a Buy-It-Now auction, all Items must have a “Buy-It-Now Price” set in Auction Information/Buy-It-Now Prices (or individually under Item/Admin tab).

  • When you are ready to post the item catalog to your website (launch “View Lots” button) for customer bidding:  check the box “Publish Auction Catalog to Web” at the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information” page

 

Check and make sure items are displaying on the website

 

Publishing a Timed Auction with Buy-it-Now option

 Once an Time Auction with Buy-It-Now Auction has been created:

  • Set the Start Date and End Date on the “Basic Auction Information Page”.

    • The Start Date will allow auction to post to your website Upcoming Auctions page (if “Published” - see #2). The End Date will cause the auction listing to “time out” on the final day of the auction at midnight (unless extended bidding is taking place on any items).

  • At the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information page, check the box “Publish Auction to Web”. This will publish the auction information to your “Upcoming Auctions” area (this action may occur before items are available for bidding)

  • In order to display items for bidding in a published catalog:

    • Items must first be assigned to the Timed auction

    • Items should be fully cataloged and photographed

    • Lot numbers can be assigned to every item in an auction by using the “Lot Numbering” tool at Auction Information/Lot Numbering. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

      • Assigning lot numbers is not a requirement, but it allows for organized sale ordering on your web catalog. If no Lot numbering occurs, items will be displayed in the order they are published. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

    • In a Buy-It-Now auction, all Items must have a “Buy-It-Now Price” set in Auction Information/Buy-It-Now Prices (or individually under Item/Admin tab).

  • When you are ready to post the item catalog to your website (launch “View Lots” button) for customer bidding:  check the box “Publish Auction Catalog to Web” at the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information” page




Publishing a Continuous Buy-It-Now Auction

 Once a Continuous Buy-It-Now Auction has been created:

  • Set the Start Date on the “Basic Auction Information Page”.

    • The Start Date will allow auction to post to your website Upcoming Auctions page (if “Published” - see #2).

    • At the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information page, check the box “Publish Auction to Web”. This will publish the auction information to your “Upcoming Auctions” area

  • In order to display items for bidding in a published catalog:

    • Items must first be assigned to the Continuous Buy-It-Now auction

    • Items should be fully cataloged and photographed

    • Generally, in a Continuous Buy-It-Now auction items are posted to the sale catalog on a continual basis. If you are not using Lot Numbers to order the sale, items will appear in the catalog based on their published date. However, Lot Numbers can be assigned to every item in an auction by using the “Lot Numbering” tool at Auction Information/Lot Numbering. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

    • In a Continuous Buy-It-Now auction, all Items must have a “Buy-It-Now Price” set in Auction Information/Buy-It-Now Prices (or individually under Item/Admin tab).

  • When you are ready to post the item catalog to your website (launch “View Lots” button) for customer bidding:  check the box “Publish Auction Catalog to Web” at the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information” page

 

Check and make sure items are displaying on the website



Publishing a Display-Only Auction

 Once a Display-Only Auction has been created:

  • Set the Start Date on the “Basic Auction Information Page”.

    • The Start Date will allow auction to post to your website Upcoming Auctions page (if “Published” - see #2).

    • At the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information page, check the box “Publish Auction to Web”. This will publish the auction information to your “Upcoming Auctions” area

  • In order to display items for bidding in a published catalog:

    • Items must first be assigned to the Display-Only auction

    • Items should be fully cataloged and photographed

    • Lot Numbers can be assigned to every item in an auction by using the “Lot Numbering” tool at Auction Information/Lot Numbering. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

      • Assigning lot numbers is not a requirement, but it allows for organized sale ordering on your web catalog. If no Lot numbering occurs, items will be displayed in the order they are published. Items may also be assigned a lot number individually on the Item/Admin tab

    • When you are ready to post the item catalog to your website (launch “View Lots” button), check the box “Publish Auction Catalog to Web” at the bottom of the “Basic Auction Information” page

    • Note: if you want to display a logo/link to an external Live bidding platform on your website (e.g.Bidsquare), be sure to select one provided on the auction setup page. This is what it looks like on the website: