How to bid at Auction
Everything you need to know
a step-by-step guide
- This is a soft close auction -
Twenty more seconds will be added to the clock when a bid is placed within the last twenty seconds.
Register
Registering means creating an account on Abigail-Goodman.com. If you already have account, simply sign-in and you're ready to bid.
Place bid
incremental Bidding
The top bid button offers a shortcut to bid incrementally.
Place bid
Max Bidding
The bottom bid button allows you to enter a custom maximum bid. Simply enter the highest amount you’re willing to bid, and the system will automatically bid on your behalf in the required increments, up to that amount. Here I've entered $2,500.
You can see I am the highest bidder at $2,000, despite entering $2,500 because there have not been any competing bids to raise my max bid.
Outbid
If you are outbid you will see a notice that reads, "You have been outbid". You will also receive an email.
Now I am going to increase my max bid to $3,500.
Soft Close
Twenty Seconds Added
If a bid is place in the last twenty seconds of the auction, another twenty seconds will be added to the clock to give everyone time to place a final bid.
Here we are still within my $3,500 max bid, but because another bidder has placed a competing bid, my max bid has increased and twenty more seconds were to the clock.
You've won
When you've won you'll receive an email notification with a button to proceed to purchase.
Please note: Winning the auction doesn’t finalize the purchase. Your item is only confirmed once payment is completed through the link.