Managing Auction Items

With the Auctions app, you can add and configure auction items within an auction, including setting the bidding type, controlling item visibility, and featuring specific items on the auction homepage.

To add or edit an auction item:

1. Open the Auctions Manager.
2. Click the title of the auction you want to manage.
3. Click the Items tab. The tab appears only when the auction includes People Bid on Items or Items Sold at a Set Price. See Choosing what's in an auction.
4. To edit an item, click the edit icon beside it, or select its checkbox and click Edit in the toolbar. To create one, click Add. An auction with no items yet shows Add Item in the middle of the tab instead.
5. For Item Type, select how the item sells. The list offers only the types this auction includes, and a new item starts on the first one offered:
   • Silent Bidding — Bidders place bids and the highest bid wins when the item closes. Offered when the auction includes People Bid on Items.
   • Live Bidding — The item is managed by an auctioneer during a live event. Offered when the auction includes People Bid on Items.
   • Fixed Price — The item has a set purchase price and no bidding occurs. Bidders click a Buy Now button to purchase. Offered when the auction includes Items Sold at a Set Price.
6. For Published, select Yes to make the item visible on the front end, or No to hide it from all front-end visitors including signed-in users.
7. For Visibility, select one of the following options:
   • Public — The item is visible to all front-end visitors.
   • Private — The item is only visible to signed-in users. Anonymous visitors do not see the item on the auction homepage or category pages.
8. For Featured, select Yes to display this item in a dedicated "Featured" row at the top of the auction homepage. Select No to display the item in the standard item grid only.
9. Click Save.

Note: Items with Published set to No are not displayed on the front end under any circumstances. Items with Visibility set to Private are hidden from anonymous visitors but visible to signed-in bidders.

Note: An existing item keeps its type even if the auction no longer includes that type. A new item can't be given a type the auction leaves out, whether you add, copy or import it. Saving or copying one is refused with a message such as "This auction does not include Fixed Price items."

Related articles:

• Auction item field reference
• Choosing what's in an auction
• Managing Auction Categories
• Creating and managing an Auction
• Choosing which fixed price items are tracked for pickup
• Pausing, ending, and canceling an item