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You
need to register to browse, bid or post an auction.
To register, simply
click on the Register link. Choose a user name which
you can easily remember, and fill in the other required fields.
Your password will automatically be generated and emailed to you.
You can change your password at any time by choosing the Membership
Home option from the navigation bar and then clicking the
Change Your Password link.
You only need to register
once, as you can change your user information at any time
by choosing Member Services, and then clicking the Edit
My Registration link.
Notes: There
may only be one account per email address. The system will
not let you create more than one account with the same email address.
Verification is required,
so you will not be allowed to make any further changes to your
account until it is activated by the Administrator. It usually
takes 24 hours for activation of your account and on activation
you will be informed by email. The user (other than an Arms Dealer)
may also be requested to send us a copy of their Arms Licence
by email/ fax or by post.
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Once
you have an active account, you are ready to bid.
Simply navigate to the auction you want to bid on via the category
listings or using the search features, and then place your
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Note
the type of auction that you are bidding on. Standard and
Dutch auctions work differently.
Standard Auction:
A Standard Auction is one in which bidding raises the price
incrementally. Standard auctions can have a Reserve
Price, and use Proxy
Bidding.
The winner of a Standard
Auction is the person with the highest bid at the end of the auction.
The auction is considered successful if the Reserve Price has
been met. If the Reserve Price was not met, the auction is considered
unsuccessful and the item owner is under no obligation to sell
the item.
Dutch Auction:
A Dutch Auction label only applies to multiple-item Auctions.
A single quantity Auction is a Standard Auction. In a Dutch Auction,
all Winning bidders get their items at the price of the lowest
Winning bid. There is no Proxy Bidding or Reserve Price for Dutch
Auctions.
RESERVE
PRICE: The reserve price is the minimum price the seller is
willing to accept for the item. This amount is set by the seller
before the auction starts, and is never disclosed. The seller
may choose or not to choose having a reserve price.
PROXY
BIDDING: Proxy bidding only applies to Standard Auctions.
When you place a bid, enter the maximum amount you are willing
to pay for that item. This amount will always be kept secret.
Whenever someone else places a bid, our auction software will
automatically enter the lowest possible bid for you, up to your
maximum bid, until you are the winning bidder. At the end of an
auction, if you are the high bidder, you are the winner. As the
winner of the auction, you only pay the lowest possible winning
bid, not necessarily your maximum bid. When Proxy Bidding is in
effect, it can appear as if one bidder has beat another bidder
with the same bid amount. This is normal and occurs when a bidder
has a proxy bid in effect and a second bidder comes along and
makes their bid at the exact same amount the current proxy bid
is at. Since the proxy bid was placed earlier, that is the bid
that will succeed. For the second bidder to succeed in placing
a bid, they must bid higher than the proxy bid that is in effect.
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It
is highly recommended that you read over all sale, payment and
transportation terms and conditions before you place your bid.
Some items may not be returnable, but please note that by bidding,
you are legally bind to purchasing the item if you are the winning
bidder.
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Once
an auction closes an email will be sent to the winning bidder
containing contact information for the seller. If you are
the winning bidder you should immediately contact the seller to
arrange for payment and delivery of the item. The seller
may also contact you via the contact information you provided
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You
should always leave feedback on the seller after completing a
transaction. This lets other users know what to expect from
the seller, whether that be good or bad. You can reach the
feedback form by clicking on the Leave Feedback on Seller
link on the item detail page. Please restrain from using
foul or obscene language, as other users may be offended.
Inappropriate feedback will be deleted. Please read Feedback
System Rules for further details. |
