Your auction starts when you activate and purchase the auction plan. You only need to pay and activate the auction module when you're ready to take bids because activating it means starting your auction event.
Set Your Auction End Date & Time
To set the end date and time, go to Auction > Settings.
Important note:
If you see an event date in the Event Details tab, you have event ticketing enabled. However, the event date in the event details tab does not apply to your auction.
If you're not selling event tickets for your fundraising event, turn off that feature in Settings > General Settings > Disable the toggle for Ticketing.
After disabling Ticketing, the event date in the Event Details tab will be hidden.
Can I Still Change the Auction Start Date After I Activate it?
Yes, you can reach out to support to deactivate your auction, and then when you're ready to start accepting bids, reach out to support again to reactivate it. The reactivation date and time will be your new auction start date and time.