Live or In-person auction items are items your participants can bid on during your in-person event. Since this is done in-person, the bids cannot be submitted by participants online, team members can submit the bids through the Staff Portal.

If you have an in-person auction where your participants raise a paddle to bid, you need to enable Accept in-person bidding only in the item settings. This changes the bid button on the item to a Reserved For Live Auction button that is grayed out so no one can bid on this item online.

During the in-person auction, team members will need to log in to the Staff Portal to enter the final bids. Note that this has to be done while the auction is still open. Bids cannot be entered when the auction is over.

From the event landing page, click Staff Portal on the top navigation menu while logged in as a team member.

Select Submit Auction Bid and enter the bidder's information, as well as the item they bid on and their live auction bid amount.

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By default, the auction winners will receive a link to check out when the auction ends based on the bid that you submitted for them through the Staff portal. They may also approach your staff to settle the payment for the items they won. To accept payments, go to the Staff Portal. Select Auction Checkout

Tip: Consider scheduling your live auction before your auction. Attendees who do not win a live auction item may be more likely to continue bidding in the auction.