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FurBid Bidder's Help
How do I bid?
First off, look to see how much time remains until the auction closes, in the "Time Remaining" portion of the item's Information pane.
Scroll down the page until you come to "Place a Bid". Enter your username, password, amount you want to bid, and click "Submit". Please note that there is no confirmation of your bid. Once you click the submit button, your bid is placed. There is no bid retraction allowed, unless the bidder submits a compelling reason, and the seller accepts it.
The seller will notify you when the item closes. At this time, FurBid's high bidder notification system is not working. If you're a PERL 5 programmer and would like to help, let Aatheus know at [email protected]. Only serious inquiries, please.
What is a "reserve" auction, how is it different from a regular one, and why was I told that it wasn't met?
A "reserve price" is set by the seller on their item. It is the amount that they would like to sell their item for. A non-reserve auction is when the seller has specified a starting price by posting the item, and will accept the highest bid. The seller must sell the item to you, unless they do not receive payment, or are unable to contact the buyer via e-mail, snail mail, or other means.
In a reserve auction, the seller is not required to sell you the item unless their reserve price is met, but many sellers can be convinced to sell it anyway. If you are the high bidder on a reserve auction, and your bid isn't at least as high as the reserve price, contact the seller. They may be willing to make a deal, who knows?
The auction item page says the item is closed, but someone's bid was accepted after the item closed. What's the deal?
FurBid utilizes a different bidding system than most auction sites. When the scheduled close time for an auction arrives, the software checks to see if the item has had any bids placed. If ther are bids, it waits for five minutes after the auction has offically closed, during which bids can still be placed. This is to try and prevent the practice of auction sniping, which is when a bidder will place a bid right before an auction closes, so as to prevent any other bidders from having the chance to outbid them in time. Some users frown on such practices, some think it's okay. FurBid wants to give all users an equal chance to get their bid in. This is our try at a solution.
This document is added to periodically. If you'd like to suggest a question to be answered, or if you have a question you need answered, the address to do so is [email protected]. Thank you