Closing Your Auction
The auction is over, the event is wrapping up. As an auction admin, you’re likely wondering, what happens now?
Communications
At the end of an auction, a series of emails and notifications are triggered out to all guests and admins.
Emails
- Admins receive an email that summarizes the total raised, and who won which item.
- Item winners receive an email that outlines what they have won, how much they owe and how to pay.
- All other auction participants will receive an email thanking them for participating and letting them know they did not win any items.
When guests are using the mobile app, push notifications are also sent, provided users have not blocked notifications using their device settings.
- Item winners receive a notification stating the item they won and prompts them to pay
View Results
From the Auction Dashboard, View Items or Quick Actions screen, click View Results.
From the View Results screen, Admins can:
- View who has won which item
- Track whether items have been paid for
- Mark offline payments for guests who pay by cash, debit, or any method outside of the app
- Mark items as picked up when a guest has collected the item
- Search for guests by name, email, or phone
- Review Completed (paid and picked up items)
From Auction
Reports
Admins can download exportable reports to track the success and completion of the auction.
- Category, Type, Item ID, Item Name, Winner Name, Display Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Bid Amount, Bid Count, Last Bid Date, Approx Value, Starting Bid, Paid (Y or N), Picked Up (Y or N)
- Category, Type, Item ID, Item Name, Winner Name, Display Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Bid Amount, Bid Count, Last Bid Date, Approx Value, Starting Bid
- Guest Name, Display Name, Email Address, Phone Number
- Category, Item ID, Item Name, Guest Name, Display Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Bid Amount, Bid Date, Bidder Won (Y or N)
- Product Name, Item ID, Category, Item Type, Bid Count, Approx Value, Starting Bid, Total Bid Amount, Paid (Y or N), Picked Up (Y or N)
- Product Name, Item ID, Category, Item Type, Bid Count, Approx Value, Starting Bid, Paid (Y or N), Picked Up (Y or N)
*If a guest uses Apple’s “hide my email” service the email will be protected. Those emails appear like this: xspz5x88sn@privaterelay.appleid.com
In this case, you will not be able to email those users outside of the app. You can reach them using Notifications within the app only.
*Phone numbers are optional
Using payment integrations
As guests complete their payments in the app, admins will see results changing in real time.
- If paid within the app, the guests name will show View Receipt above Mark as Picked up
- If not yet paid within the app, the guests name will show Save Offline Payment
- Only use Save Offline Payment if you have collected funds outside of the app as it will disable the winner’s ability to pay through the app
- You can view and manage payments in your payment processor’s dashboard (Stripe, Square or Paypal)
Admins can also view a full list of payments made within their profile:
- In the top right header bar, click your name
- Click Payments
- Click Admin
- View list of all payments made by others, separated by auction name
Collecting Payment Offline
Your winners are sent an email outlining what they won, how much they owe, and are presented the information you wrote in the Payment Instructions field upon auction setup.
When they click View Results in the auction, they will see all of the items they won, your payment instructions, and their grand total owed.
Make sure your payment information is detailed enough for winners to understand what to do next!
You can edit payment instructions anytime before the auction ends here:
- Click Manage Auction
- In the left side menu, click Payment Settings
- Type instructions into the payment instructions field
- Click Save at the bottom of the screen
As payments are collected outside of our app, admins can mark users as paid in the Manage Pickup screen.
Simplify Auction Close
Toggling on Hide Items After Auction Ends helps guests to easily find the View Results button
