You need to be logged in to your account and have an auction nickname to participate in an auction. When you already have an account but haven't chosen an auction nickname yet, you'll be asked to create a nickname when you place your first bid.
Auction nickname
Your auction nickname will be shown when you bid on an auction. The auction nickname is publicly shown in the bid history. By clicking the link below the "bid now" button you can find the history including the number of bids.
How to bid on an auction
You'll start bidding as low as you want, and when you’re outbid, we automatically bid on your behalf up to the maximum bid you have entered. Read more about our automatic bidding system in the next chapter below.
Your bid is increased by increments only as much as necessary to maintain your highest bidder position. Every time a bid is placed in the last few minutes of the auction, an extra minute is added to the auction timer.
Automatic bidding
Our automatic bidding system makes bidding convenient. When you participate in an auction, you’re asked to give your maximum bid. It’s important that your maximum bid is the highest amount that you’ll be comfortable paying. The other bidders won’t know your maximum bid. Your maximum bid is kept confidential until it is exceeded by another bidder.
We’ll place bids on your behalf using the automatic bid increment amount, which is based on the current highest bid. We'll bid only as much as necessary to make sure that you remain the highest bidder, or to meet the reserve price, up to your maximum amount.
Auction rules
- Only new (unused) items;
- No extra auction fee;
- Auctions starting from €1.
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