To list your item simply click on the “Sell” link found on the header navigational bar.
The listing process is split up into several main sections:

• Category selection
• Item Details
• Auction Settings
• Shipping and Payment
• Listing preview
• Listing confirmation

The listing process is developed in such a way that you are guided through every step seamlessly.

The first part of the process is to choose the category you wish to list your item in.
This can be revised at any time by using the “Previous Step” navigation button.

Step two enables you to enter your item title and description.
A full WYSIWYG editor is in place to enable you to use HTML descriptions.
You can also enter a title and description in a second language if you like. The language choice is yours.

If you have a voucher code to redeem this can be entered just below the description field.

Moving on to step three....this is the biggest stage of the listing process.
On this step you can set the following:

Auction type:

Standard Auction - this is a single quantity auction

Dutch Auction - a Dutch auction enables you to list a multiple quantity auction, for example if you have 100
pens to sell you can list all of these together in a single lot.
Bidders will be able to select how many they wish to bid for.

Currency:

You can select your preferred auction currency using the drop down menu available

Quantity:

This field is only active if listing a Dutch auction, please see above for an explanation of this listing type

Auction Starts At:

This requires you to enter the minimum bid you are willing to accept, you can also set a reserve
price to ensure you do not sell the item for this amount. Please see below for more information on this.

Reserve Price:

Enabling a reserve price effectively means you will not sell the item for less than the amount set.
For example, you can set the start price at 5.00 but only accept winning bids over 50.00.
Should a bid be placed for 49.99 the item will close without a winner.

Buy-Out (if available):

Buy-Out allows you to set an amount you are willing to sell the item for....straight out.
For example you can set the start price to 10.00 but offer interested parties the option to buy the item immediately for 100.00.

You can also list Buy-Out Only auctions. These auctions remove all bidding options meaning the listing can only be
purchased for a set amount. To set a Buy-Out Only auction you need to set the buy-out value to be exactly equal with the start bid.

Offer-Range (if available):

You can set a price bracket in which you are willing to accept offers.
For example, if you set the price brackets from 15.00 to 100.00 interested parties will be able to offer you an amount within these brackets.
You can opt whether to accept or decline these offers at any time via the members area.

Bid increment:

This option can be used to set your own custom bid increment if preferred.

Item featuring (if available):

The following options are available to you (fees may apply).
These will highlight your item on site to ensure they reach more visitors.

• Home page featured
• Category featured
• Bold text
• Highlighted background

Set start/end time:

You can either opt to list your item right away and set a defined number of days for it to be live,
or you also have the option to define your own custom start/end time.

Private Auction:

Private auction will hide the bidders identity on the item details page

Image upload:

To accompany your item you can either upload images from your local computer or enter the URL of an image(s) hosted elsewhere.

Media upload:

In addition to images you can also upload media files.
Please note only .avi/.mpeg/.mov are supported.

Auto Re-List

For convenience you can opt to have your items automatically re-listed for you.
Options are available to allow you to select whether the item should be re-listed if sold and how many re-list attempts should be made.

On the next step you can set your shipping and payment preferences including your shipping rates and available methods of delivery.

Proceeding on....you can then review the listing and make changes if required.
Please note you can still edit your listing once live via the members area.

The final step provides you with listing confirmation.

The auction watch features notifies you of newly listed auctions which contain keywords you have chosen.
For example... if you are looking for a new Digital Camera you could enter in those keywords from within your members area.
Each time a new auction is listed containing those keywords you will be notified via email.

The item watch features 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.

If the option is available you can use “Buy-Out” to purchase the item immediately without having to place a bid.
Some sellers offer such an option which can be used at any time until a bid has been placed over any applicable reserve price.

The “Buy-Out” option will appear on the item details page.
You will be asked to confirm your intention to buy out the item before the sale is concluded.
Buy-Out’s cannot be retracted.

To create your account choose the “Register” link on the header navigational bar or use any of the links available on the home page.

When registering you will be asked to complete a short form which includes standard information such as your contact details, preferred login credentials etc.

Mandatory fields include:

• Name
• City
• State/Province/county
• Zip/Post Code
• Phone Number
• Birthday
• Username & Password
• E-Mail address
• Confirmation of Terms and Conditions acceptance

Once registered you will receive E-Mail confirmation.

Should you encounter any registration difficulties please contact us.

Placing a bid on an item you are interested in couldn’t be easier.
When viewing the item details page, you will have two areas from where you can place your bid.
One next to the item details and a second at the bottom of the page.

To place your bid simply enter the amount you wish to bid e.g. 50.00.
Please note no currency symbols are required.
The bid will be placed in the auction currency.

Once done you will be asked to review your bid, and you will also be able to view vital item details
such as the shipping conditions before confirming your bid.
To submit your bid simply press the “Place Bid” button.

If your bid is high enough to take the lead in the auction a confirmation message will be displayed to you.
However, if your bid has not taken the lead, be it due to a higher proxy bid or not meeting the reserve price,
you will be invited to make a further bid.

Should you decide to retract your bid this can be done via the “Current Bids” section of the member’s area.

You can also place a proxy bid. Proxy bidding allows you to place your “High Bid”.
At all times you will only pay the lowest required bid should you win the auction.
For example, if the current bid on an auction is 500.00 you can place a proxy bid of 2,000.
Should you remain the only bidder you will only pay 500.00.
However should the item receive other bids the site will automatically re-bid for you (up to 2,000 in this scenario), to ensure you remain in the lead.

How to re-size the text on our site....

If you are finding it difficult to read some text when viewing a web site you can re-size
the text up and down to suit your needs.
However, by default web browsers - for example Internet Explorer and Firefox - do not make it
obvious that you can do this; effectively they hide these useful controls.

Using Internet Explorer, otherwise known as IE, you can change the font size by selecting the
View menu item and then selecting the Text Size option - you have 5 size settings to pick from.
This is useful to know and once you select this setting, it is remembered for all web sites that you visit.

A better option is to place a text re-size control permanently on your toolbar.
To do this, press your right mouse button on the toolbar area to bring up the contextual menu
and choose 'Customize'. A list of available toolbar buttons appears on the left.
Scroll down to the Text icon and then select 'Add'. You can also change the display of the icons
while you're hear, just in case you find the toolbar icons a little small too.
Once you hit the close button, you'll see a Text Size control there, making it much easier to change the size.

If you are using IE 7, the process is much the same - right click on the toolbar, but you need
to select 'Customize Command Bar' then 'Add or Remove Commands'

In Firefox, you can increase the font size in a similar way to Internet Explorer.
Unlike IE, you are not limited to 5 sizes (that being two notches up and two notches down from the default).

Unfortunately Firefox does not provide a toolbar icon for text resizing, even if you choose to customize.
However, Patrick Lauke from the University of Salford has created an extension that
creates a set of buttons that you can add to your toolbar. Simply go to the Firefox Extensions
page and search for the 'Text Size Toolbar',
or go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6118.
Once you've installed the extension and restarted Firefox, right click on your toolbar and choose customize.
There you will find the re-size buttons which you can drag and drop on to your toolbar.

There are other ways that you can change text size on a web page.
If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, simply hold down the CTRL key - or the command
key if you are a Mac user - and move the scroll wheel up and down.
For Firefox users, hold down the CTRL key and press the plus (+) and minus (-) keys.
Finally, if you are using Internet Explorer 7, you can hold down the CTRL key and press
the plus or minus keys which will zoom the whole page in and out of view.

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English is required for listing an item.
If you want to list something in a different language, we recommend translating your title and description into
English also, and using both texts in your item details.
When you list an item, you will see two areas for title and description....one for English, and the other for a second language of your choice.