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Navigating to the Auction Item Detail Screen

Before you can bid on an item in an auction, you must first make sure that the auction is open for bidding, and the item is still for sale. You can find this information on the Auction Item Detail screen.

The Auction Item Detail screen, shown in Figure 10, displays a single item and its detail information. If the auction has already opened and you are registered, you can bid on an auction from the Auction Item Detail screen.

Figure 10. The Auction Item Detail Screen

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NOTE:  The Auction Item Detail screen for Dutch auction does not show Dutch-specific fields such as Terminal Price or the Time Between Reductions.

The Auction Item Detail includes three areas: the Auction Item form, the Bid History list, and the Place Bid form.

The Auction Item form lists the starting and end times for the auction, which shows whether the auction is open or closed to bidding. You can also view pricing information and details about the auction item. From this form you can also contact the lister, view the lister's ratings, and add the auction to the My Auctions list (which allows you to track the auction from the Auctions screen).

The Bid History list displays the bids placed on the auction, if any, the quantity desired by each bidder, and which bids are winning or losing (for auctions that are not Sealed-bid auctions). Bidders are identified by their User ID. Bids by other bidders will not display in the Bid History list if the auction is a Sealed-bid auction.

The Place Bid form allows you to bid on the auction item. Depending on the auction type, you will have to enter your bid, the quantity, and an AutoBid (the maximum amount you are willing to pay for the auction item or items).

NOTE:  The contents of the Place Bid form may vary depending on the auction type. For more information about the Place Bid form and bidding, see Placing Bids.

To navigate to the Auction Item Detail screen

  1. On the Auctions screen, click the hyperlink for Auctions Advanced Search.

    2. The Auction Item Search screen appears.

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    NOTE:  You can also access the Auction Item Detail screen by navigating to a category from the Catalogs screen and selecting the auction from the list of auction items contained in that category. You can also get to the Auction Item Detail screen from the auction hyperlinks in the Featured Auctions list and the Home screen.

  2. To view all auctions, click Go without entering any search criteria in the fields.
  3. Enter search criteria in the fields, such as selecting English from the Auction Type Code field, and click Go.

    4. A list of auctions appears on the auction Item Search list.

    NOTE:  You can use ? and * as wildcards for missing text, such as "auto*" for any words starting with "auto". If you are searching by dates, you must separate the date, month, and year with a /, such as MM/DD/YYYY. To narrow your search, enter multiple search criteria before clicking Go.

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  1. Click the hyperlink for the auction you want to view.

    2. The Auction Item Detail screen for that auction appears.


 Siebel eAuction Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003