The Record Bid tab lets you record a bid against a bidding item.
Click on the Bidding/Sales menu item.
The Record bid tab of the Bidding/Sales page.The Record Bid tab is selected by default.
An example of selecting an item from the Auctria demo data.When you start typing in the item number, the Item field will auto-populate matching items.
Once an Item has been selected, the selector will close, and the focus will be shifted to the Bidder field.
Looking up the Participant is very similar to looking up an item.
An example of selecting a participant from the Auctria demo data.The Bidder field will start auto-populating with matching results as you type. You can use letters or numbers as the Participant Number, and the Participant Name will be searched for matching results.
Once the item and Bidder have been selected, you can continue entering the Amount details.
The Final Bid option will close bidding on the item and immediately award it to the Participant. If you record a bid for a live or paper bidding item, this will be checked by default. It will only need to be unchecked if you record a bid for an item with ongoing online bidding. If you have a multiple-winner live or paper bidding type item, then recording each bid as a final bid is correct.
The following step may be optional for your event.
When you Record bids, purchases, or donations, the default payment method selected is None.
Usually, when recording bids, you do not want to process a payment since you want to check out participants once all the bids have been entered.
However, you can choose to record a payment immediately for the Amount of this bid.
An example from a demonstration event showing possible payment method tabs.Keep the NONE option to record a bid only. Otherwise, select a different tab to record a payment. For cash, check, or any payment processed outside of Auctria, select the Other payment method.
Click on the Record Bid button to process the bid.
