When you find an item you wish to bid
on, you place your bid on the Item
Page. This page shows detailed
information about the seller, the
auction, and the item itself. Let's take
a closer look at each section of the
page.
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Title Section
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Auction Name: This is the name the seller gave the auction.
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Seller Info
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Seller: The seller is the person offering this particular auction item.
Clicking on the seller's name shows you other auction items currently
listed by this seller.
Rating: The number in parentheses is the seller's rating score.
Clicking on this number shows you the ratings and comments submitted by
people who have previously bought items from this seller.
Payment Options: These are the accepted payment methods
specified by the seller. These may include cashiers checks,
money orders, cash, personal checks, credit cards, or our online payment option,
Shipping Options : The shipping method and requirements are also set
by the seller. The seller decides who will pay the shipping charges and
when the item will be shipped (this is usually either after
receiving payment or immediately after the auction closes).
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Auction Info
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Current Bid: The current bid is the amount entered by the
highest bidder. If there are no bidders or only one bidder,
the current bid is the same as the start price.
Time Left: The number of days remaining until the closing date.
Countdown Ticker: This calculator uses Java to calculate the hours and seconds till closing time. This is useful when placing a bid close to closing time.
High Bidder: This is the person with the current high bid,
in other words, the person currently winning the auction. If no bidders have joined the auction yet, this area is blank.
Number of Items: If this value is more than 1, it means there's more than one of the same item on sale, and each item is being auctioned separately. When bidding, you will be prompted to enter a quantity and a bid amount. The quantity is the number of items you're bidding on and the bid amount is the price you will pay for each item.
Number of Bids: The number of bids placed for this item since auction start. This includes multiple bids by the same person.
Started at: This indicates the starting price entered by the seller at the beginning of the auction.
Bid Increment: The bid increment is automatically determined by the starting price.
(Example: Any item with a current price within the
range of $5.00 - $24.99 will have a bid increment of $.50. For more details, please refer to
"What are the bid increments?".)
The minimum amount you can bid is equal to the current price plus the bid increment.
(Example: If the current price is $20.00 and the bid increment is
$0.50 then the minimum amount you can bid is $20.50.)
Location: This is the location from which the item will be shipped.
Opened: The date and time when the auction opened.
Closes: The date and time when the auction closes.
ID #: This value is created automatically by Yahoo!'s system when the item is first offered for bidding.
Notes: A number of possible notes may be displayed here. These are options selected by the seller. Please refer below for their meaning:
- Auction may/does not get automatically extended -
This message indicates whether or not the 5-minute extension option
is turned on. When it's turned on, the auction closing time is automatically extended
for 5 extra minutes if a bid is placed within the last 5 minutes of the auction. If
this is not turned on, the auction will end at the posted closing time.
- Seller can close auction early - If the seller is satisfied with the
current "High Bid," and wishes to sell the item to the current "High Bidder"
as soon as possible, the seller can close the auction before the posted
closing time.
- The seller also has a reserve price - This means that the seller
has set a private minimum price (greater than the starting price) that they are willing to sell for.
If no one bids higher than the reserve price, then there is no "high bidder" or winner for the auction.
- There is a buy price on this auction of: $--.-- -
The auction will automatically close when a bidder meets the specified buy price.
- Seller will ship internationally- The seller is willing to ship the item outside of Canada.
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Place a Bid
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Maximum Bid: Enter the maximum price you are willing to pay for
this item. Yahoo! Auctions uses an Automatic Bidding system --
it automatically recalculates and raises your bid to a value higher
than a rival bid, up to the maximum limit you specify here. (Learn more about Automatic Bidding and Straight Bidding.)
Password: Please enter your Yahoo! password.
Confirm: After entering your maximum bid amount and password,
click on the "Confirm" button. You will be taken to a confirmation page where
you can check your bid information again, then click on "Place This Bid."
Note: You must click on "Place This Bid" on the confirmation page for your bid to go through.
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Item Information
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Bid History: Click here to see all of the bidders and bid
information associated with this auction.
Question and Answer: Click here to see questions from other bidders
along with the seller's responses. You can submit your own question by filling
in the question form, which will be sent to the seller.
All questions the seller replies to will be listed here in question and
answer format.
Item Information: The following information helps describe the item.
Photo - View the item or check its condition.
Description - Information provided by the seller may include the age,
condition, and origin of the item listed here.
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