Auction Help
Here we describe the general features of the Auction Area. For detailed help with submitting a listing go to the Help file in the Auction section.
No Fees: Currently there are no fees for listing and selling items on this Ebay-like auction. You can try out everything -- extra photos, home-page featured, category-featured, highlighted, bold, reserve price, Buy Now, Swap, etc. for free. Just start uploading your auctions!
Starting Bid: You can choose the starting bid. Item cannot be sold for a lower price.
Reserve Price: You can have a secret "reserve price" in addition to a starting bid. Item will not be sold for less than your reserve. Bidders will only know whether the reserve has been met or not.
Buy Now: You can set a "Buy Now" price. Before a bid is placed, anyone can buy the item at that fixed price. After a bid is placed, the "Buy Now" option goes away.
Fixed Listed Price: If you choose the Starting Bid and Buy Now price to be the same, the item will be listed at a fixed price as in a classified ad. There will be no bidding -- only an option to buy at the price you choose.
Swap: You can choose whether to accept offers to swap one medal for another +/- cash. Can't do this on Ebay!
Shipping: Indicate in your auction who will pay for shipping and set a fixed shipping cost if you like.
Payment: Indicate in your auction the types of payment you will accept (credit card logos included).
Ask Seller a Question: Bidders can email the seller though the website to ask a question about a specific item.
Send Auction to a Friend: You can email an auction link to a friend you think might be interested.
Featured item, bold, highlighted, etc.: You can pay a little extra (free for now) to make your item stand out.
Search: Site has a search engine so that you can rapidly find what you are looking for; for example, if you collect art deco medals, just enter "deco".
Item Watch: You can add an item to a list of items you wish to follow in case you want to make a bid later or just see how much that item will sell for.
Keywords: You can list key worlds such as "nouveau" or "Turin". You will receive an email every time an auction item containing those words is listed.
Your Shop: As a member (again, it is free to join) you can have your own webpage where you can describe yourself and/or your business. It is a free webpage that you can refer people to or link in your auction descriptions. For dealers, this amounts to free advertising.
Feedback: Sellers and Buyers can rate each other (as on Ebay) and you can see rating histories to judge how reliable a buyer or seller is when it comes to payment, shipping, etc.
News Items: Email your medal news items to jwbirks@hotmail.com and the item will be listed on the homepage.