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Registering |
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You can browse the
auctions at any time without registering, but to bid or post an
auction, you must first register. You must be an active HSLDA Member to be able to bid on auctions. Anyone may register to sell.
To register, simply click on the Register
link. Choose a user name which you can easily remember, and fill in
the other required fields. Your password will automatically be
generated and emailed to you. You can change your password at any
time by choosing the Member Services option and then clicking the Change
Your Password link.
You only need to register once, as
you can change your user information at any time by choosing Member
Services, and then clicking the Edit My Registration link.
Notes: There may only be one
account per email address. The system will not let you create more
than one account with the same email address.
When you start to register, if you are an HSLDA member, make sure you use the HSLDA Members button (you will need your Member ID and your expiration Date).
If you have just applied for, or Renewed, your membership, register as a non-member and contact webmaster@hslda.org with your Market username, name, address, and phone, and Application ID or Member ID. |
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Bidding |
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Once you have an
active account, you are ready to bid. Simply navigate to the
auction you want to bid on via the category listings or using the search
features, and then place your bid. |
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Note the type of
auction that you are bidding on. Standard, Reverse, Multiple Item, and Blind
auctions all work differently. |
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It is highly
recommended that you read over all sale, payment and shipping terms and
conditions before you place your bid. Some items may not be
returnable, but please note that by bidding, you are legally bound to
purchase the item if you are the winning bidder. |
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Last minute bids will extend the time until an auction expires. Since a last minute bid indicates there is still interest in the item, the time extension allows interested bidders to respond. The time extension allows a price of the item to end up closer to the true value of the item, is fairer to everyone interested in the item, and gets the seller a better price. The best approach is to simply bid up to what you think the item is worth to you. |
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Completing
the Transaction |
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Once an auction
closes an email will be sent to the winning bidder containing contact
information for the seller. If you are the winning bidder you should
immediately contact the seller to arrange for payment and delivery of the
item. The seller may also contact you via the contact information
you provided upon registration. |
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Leaving Feedback |
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You should always
leave feedback on the seller after completing a transaction. This
lets other users know what to expect from the seller, whether that be good
or bad. You can reach the feedback form by clicking on the Leave
Feedback on Seller link on the item detail page. Please restrain
from using foul or obscene language, as other users may be offended.
Inappropriate feedback will be deleted. |
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Reserve Price Bidding |
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At the end of the auction, if the Reserve price has not been met, if the highest bidder's Proxy Bid is equal to or greater than the Reserve, the auction will close at the Reserve price. This is different than eBay, which moves your bid right to the Reserve as soon as you bid, if your proxy is high enough, and then bidding continues from there. Our system favors the buyer more in that respect, eBay's favors the seller more.
Example: With a reserve set, you are bidding against other bidders, AND the reserve price. Two ways this can work, depending on whether your proxy is above or below the reserve. Let's say current bid is $5, reserve is $15. You proxy $10. Your bid will be entered as $6 and reserve will not be met. Now say you increase your proxy to $20. Your bid will go up to $15 even if no one else bids, because that is the reserve. You have said you were willing to pay up to $20, and to have a bid that is possible to succeed you have to get to the reserve. So the system takes you to the reserve. That could happen at closing, or right when you bid. Our system does it at closing. |
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Transmitted: 11/22/2009 12:57:39 AM |
