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Adding Your Silent Auction Items

Learn how to easily add your silent auction items.

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Written by Whitney Harriss
Updated over 8 months ago

Add Auction Items

  • Go to Auction > Add Items

  • Click Add Items

Notes:

Auction Item Settings

Item Name

  • This is the name that appears on the event landing page (maximum of 70 characters)

Item Code

  • This is a 3-letter code that participants will use when they bid through text

  • You cannot use numbers or characters for the item code

Starting Bid

  • this is the minimum amount to enter the first bid

  • The minimum starting bid is 1

Buy it Now Price

  • This is the item price if you will allow participants to pay for the item to win it on the stop instead of waiting until the end of the auction

Item Short Name

  • This is the item name that appears in the outbid text notification (maximum of 25 characters)

Bid Increment

  • Determines the minimum bid amount added on top of the last bid

Category

  • Add the item to a category for easy filtering. You can edit categories in Auction > Settings

Number of Winners

  • Determines the quantity of an item that can be won

Accept in-person bidding only

  • When enabled, participants cannot bid on the item through text or online. The item will be reserved for in-person bidding.

Description

  • Information about the item to show on the event landing page

Image Upload

  • Add an image to show on the event landing page.

  • Images should be a .png or .jpg file less than 2MB. The recommended aspect ratio is 3:2.

Other Item Settings

To change the order of the items, click the drag icon next to the item name.

Click the 3-dot menu on the right side to hide, edit, or delete the item.

Learn More About Other Auction Settings

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