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| 13 Mar. 2010 | BROWSE |
Weddings own auction website for New Zealanders |
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To create your account choose the Register link on the header navigational bar or use any of the links available on the home page.
When registering you will be asked to complete a short form which includes standard information such as your contact details, preferred login credentials etc.
Mandatory fields include:-
· Name · City · Region · Phone Number · Birthday · Username & Password · E-Mail address · Confirmation of terms an conditions acceptance
Once registered you will receive E-Mail confirmation.
Should you encounter any registration difficulties please contact us.
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. When viewing the item details page you will have two areas from where you can place your bid, one next to the item details and a second at the bottom of the page.
To place your bid simply click the Place Bid button to enter the next minimum bid amount, or enter a higher amount to create an auto-bid.
An auto-bid is created when you place a bid that is higher than the next minimum amount. A minimum bid will be placed for you and the system will automtically keep adding bids as other people bid on the item, up to the value you entered. For example, if the the next minimum bid is $500.00 and you enter a bid of 2,000 - this will then become an auto-bid. A bid is placed for you for $500.00, and should you remain the only bidder you will only pay $500.00. However should the item receive other bids the site will automatically re-bid for you (up to $2,000 in this scenario) to ensure you remain in the lead.
Once you have clicked on Place Bid you will be asked to review your bid and you will also be able to view vital item details such as the shipping conditions before confirming your bid. To submit your bid simply press the Place Bid button again.
If your bid is high enough to take the lead in the auction a confirmation message will be displayed to you, however if your bid has not taken the lead be it due to a higher auto-bid or not meeting the reserve price you will be invited to make a further bid.
Should you decide to retract your bid this can be done via the Current Bids section of the members area. To list your item simply click on the Sell link found on the header navigational bar. The listing process is split up into several main sections, notably:-
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. If the option is available you can use Buy Now to purchase the item immediately without having to place a bid. Some sellers offer such an option which can be used at any time until a bid has been placed over any applicable reserve price.
The Buy Now option will appear on the item details page, you will be asked to confirm your intention to buy out the item before the sale is concluded. Buy Now's cannot be retracted.
There are three kinds of favourites on Wedding Auctions - Keyword Watch, Favourite Category and Favourite Stores.
Keyword Watch: You can be notified of all new items that have a certain keyword in their title. For example, you may want to see all new listings for wedding dresses, and so set up an keyword watch for the keyword "dress". To do this, click on "Item Watch" in your members menu on the left. In the Item Watch menu, click "Add keyword" and enter your keyword in the box - click submit. You can also delete keywords in this window. An email will be sent to you daily of any new auctions that match your keyword.
Favourite Category: If you would like to be notified of new items in a category such as Last Minute, you can add a category to your category favourites. To do this, go to the category you would to add and click "Add to Favourites" next to the title. An email will be sent to you daily of any new auctions that are listed in your favourite category. To delete the category, select "Favourite Categories" from the member menu on the left and tick the delete box next to the category you want to delete - click submit.
Favourite Store: You can add a store to your favourite stores list for easy access later and to receive notifications of new items listed on the store. To add a store click "Add to Favourites" next to the store name. To quickly navigate to your favourite stores, click "Favourites Stores" in the members menu on the left and click on the store you wish to view. You can also remove a store using the same windows by clicking delete to the right of the store.
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. If you sell a lot of items, or you are a business, you may want to consider setting up a store. The advantage of a store is that you can list all of your items on your own page with a logo and store information. There is a regular small fee for having a store, however, there are no success fees for items sold through your store.
Once you have set up a store you get the options of listing an item in your store, in both your store and general auctions or just general auctions.
To set up your own store, go to the Members Area.
Click on the 'My Store' meny button.
Start by clicking on the 'Main Settings' sub menu button.
Here you can specify the name of your store, upload a logo and enter a description. You can also add keywords which are words that people can use to find you when searching.
Next, click on the 'Subscription Setup' sub menu button.
Choose which type of shop your require, then tick the 'enable store' tickbox to enable your store. This will deduct the initial store fee from your account and the subscription fee will continue to be automatically deducted at the interval indicated. Please make sure you have enough credit in your account to cover subscription fees. To stop paying the fees and to disable your store, untick the 'enable store' tickbox.
Next, click on the 'Store Pages' sub menu button.
Here you can set up your own pages for your store such as shipping information, store policy, about the store and more. you can also set up the display of featured items, recent items etc.
Finally, click on the 'Custom Categories' sub menu button.
This page allows you to set up which categories to have in your store and even lets you set up your own categories.
Once you have set up your store, you can find it by clicking on the 'Stores' tab at the top of the screen. People will be able to add you as their favourite store and be notified of any new listings.
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Wedding Auctions offers you the ability for winners of your auctions to pay you directly through the website. We currently offer the services of Paypal and Paymex, a New Zealand based Payment Gateway company, which accepts all major credit cards.
To set up this option you will first need to set up an account with either Paypal or Paymex (Click on the name to go to their website). Once you have set up an account and have your Paypal email address or Paymex Business Account Number, you can enter this into Wedding Auctions.
Go to 'Members Area'.
Click on 'My Account'.
Choose 'Manage Account' from the sub menu.
Here you will have the option to enter the Paypal email address or Paymex Business Account Number.
Enter it in the appropriate field and submit.
The url addresses at the bottom of the direct payment options is the url address that people should be returned to once they have made a successful payment. If you do not specify this with your payment gateway provider, they will not be automatically returned to Wedding Auctions when they make a payment. See the documentation of your Payment Gateway choice to see how to set up the return address.
Now, once someone wins an auction they will be presented with the option to pay direct.
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