Raffle Prize Items Detailed

Raffle Prize Items are used as the prizes for raffles; or, as an option in which the item is being awarded to the bidder without a cost.

Item

• Item #
  See Item# when adding a new item -- this is a required field.
• Title
  See Title noting this as a short amount of text describing the item -- this is a required field.
• Type
  See Raffle Prize Items for more information about this item type.
• Item category
  See Item Categories for more details on their usage.
• Live #
  See Live Auction Ordering to learn more on how this field can be used.

Description

• Description
  See Description -- this is used for the long description of the item to expand on the Title detail.
• Terms and Conditions
  This is used to describe any specific Terms and Conditions bidders should be aware of.
  See How To List Terms And Conditions as an example application.
• Reference Number
  This can be used for any external reference for the item.

Donor

• Donated by
  This is used to show the Donors of the item.
• Solicited by
  Used for the name of the person that approached the donor about this donation.
  This information is generally only used internally.
• Receiptable value
  Used for the item receiptable value, see Receiptable Value for more details.
• Receipt required
  An informational checkbox only. See Receipt Required for more information.

Pricing

• Value
  A monetary value of the item. See Pricing for more information.
• Taxable value
  See Taxable Value for more details on how to use this field.
• Shipping Cost
  Amount to charge for shipping to winners of this item.
• Sales tax category
  This is generally only used when you are charging Sales Tax on the item.
  See Sales Tax Categories for more details.

Availability

• Quantity
  This value is used to denote how many of the item will be available.
• Allow multiple winners
  This option allows for multiple winners (when there is more than one of the item available). See Allow Multiple Winners for more information on using this field.

Bidding Rules

• Starting Bid
  This is the value where you want the bidding for the item to start.
  Leaving this blank will default to $1.00.
• Bid Increment
  This value is the (minimum) amount you want your bids to increase with each successful bid after the initial bid for the item has been made. Leaving this blank will default to $1.00.
• Buy It Now Price
  This value is the amount you would consider as the maximum bid amount. Once this value is reached, bidding for the item will be closed immediately.
• Reserve Price
  This is the minimum bid required for the item to be won at auction.

See Pricing Examples for some ideas on what values to consider for the above.

Options

• Is basket lot/package?
  Enabling this checkbox will, once saved, add the Contents tab to the item. This checkbox indicates the item is a basket or package containing Partial Items and/or For Sale Items.
• Is gift certificate
  Enabling this checkbox will allow for Gift Certificates to be printed from Auctria.
• Highlight item
  Enabling this checkbox will allow you to display the item in an Item Catalog configured to display Items Marked Highlight.
• Exclude from catalog
  Enabling this checkbox will always exclude this item from all printed and online catalogs.

Other

• Location
  This is an informational value only.
  This field is often used as a means to note the specific physical location of the item.
• Bidsheet Closing Time
  This is an informational value only.

Consignment

• Consignment category
  See Consignment Categories for more information.
• Consignment Minimum
  The minimum cost of the expense generated when this item is sold.
• Consignment Maximum
  The maximum cost of the expense generated when this item is sold.

See also Consignment Items for more information about this section.

Form Wording

• Display page text
  If set, this text is used on the Display Pages instead of the description.
• Bid sheet text
  If set, this text is used on the Bid Sheets instead of the description.
• Certificate text
  If set, this text is used on the Gift Certificates instead of the description.
• Catalog text
  If set, this text is used in the Auction Catalog instead of the description.
• Statement text
  If set, this text will be shown on the Bidder Statements.

Notes

This is an internal only information area that can be used to make notes for the items. This information is not displayed anywhere.