In Tipo auction, the setting can help you hide the add to cart button and product price to prevent customers purchasing products with original price while it is on an auction.

When loading the page, our app will use js to hide information. So it will take a very short time, up to several seconds to find the data and process.
If you still want to completely remove the cart button and product from the auction products, we suggest you create a separate product, then delete the cart button and product price from that template.

Steps to manage

• Open the theme editor > create a new product template
  

If the “create template” option is not available, try to add new template in the Source code

In the new product template, hide the price and buy button

Click Add block > add a custom liquid > paste the code below > save

If you want to apply the auction to products, assign the products to new template

Then check how it works on the product page

After the auction is created in the app, you go to the front store and check the widget on the product or collection page, but you still cannot find the new widget.

In this case, please make sure the app embeds is enabled in your theme.

Steps to manage

1. From the Shopify admin page > click Sale channel > select Online stores > click Customize theme
2. In theme editor, activate the app embed of Tipo Product Auction app
3. Click Save to update the changes.

Go to the front store to check the auction widget

From the days of establishment, our Tipo Auction app has been serving the needs of general store owners who want to create their own online auctions on their store.

We also want to retain this free option with a long-lasting purpose to bring a more remarkable experience for users.

However, till this period of time, owing to the restriction in the technological resources, we have to set the a limitation at the maximum number of orders in plans.

1, Free plan- 1 auction/order created

In Free of our app, users only can create one auction. After the auction ends, only one draft order for the winning item is created.

If you try to create the second auction in the app, the limit message will display.

Even if the first auction is deleted, the limit is still not reset.

If you would like to try our app without any limitation, you can upgrade the app to Premium plan to access all the features. We also offer a free trial in 7 days for users.

2. Basic plan – 100 orders created

In the Basic plan of our app, the maximum number of auction is 100. So the maximum number orders that can be created in the plan is also 100 orders.

If user try to add 101th auction, this popup appears:

If you would like to try our app without any limitation, you can upgrade the app to Premium plan to access all the features. We also offer a free trial in 7 days for users.

The winner of an auction is the bidder who submits the highest bid.

In our app, each auction has only one selected winner at the end.

Our app will create order and send it to the winner. Please view this article for more detail.

In case the first winner of the auction doesn’t completer the payment on time, you can set up in our app settings to assign the next winner here.

What is Buyout price?

Setting buyout price allows bidders to instantly purchase at a specified price an item listed for
sale through an online auction.

Buyout price is the price that, if accepted by a bidder, immediately ends the auction and awards the item to him/her.

You should select “Enable” to turn on this feature and fill in the amount in the “Buyout price” field.

Set up Buyout price

In the Auction you are creating/ editing:

• Tick to the check box Automatically close the auction when a customer bids the buyout price if you want to enable this feature.
• Tick to checkbox Show buyout price on front store if you want to show the buyout price on the front end.
• Enter the price amount: there are 2 ways to place the buy out price:

– Fixed: you place a price you want.
– Percentage: The buyout price will be calculated based on the product price

How it works?

• Set a Buyout Price for the auction product when you create or edit the auction.
• During the auction, customers will see the "Buy Now at [Buyout Price]" option below to the bidding button.
• If someone clicks it and completes the checkout:

The Automatic Bidding feature helps customers stay in the auction without constantly watching or manually placing new bids.

It works like a "set it and forget it" system. Once enabled, the system automatically bids for the customer until their maximum bid limit is reached.

What Is Automatic Bidding?

Automatic bid, also known as Proxy bidding

Automatic bid occurs when bidders have the option to set a maximum price that they would be willing to pay for an item and then allow the computer system to bid for them by the bid increment until someone places a higher bid than their maximum.

The bid increment is pre-set by the auction and is the amount that a proxy bid must increase by.

Once you set up automatic bidding, you can stay ahead of the competition for an item without needing to be on the online store.

How to set up Automatic bid in our app?

Steps to manage

1. Open the app > click Auctions > create a new auction or open a current auction

2. In Advance setting sessions, tick to Automatic bid checkbox

3. Click Save

How the Automatic bid works on the front store?

• When customers place an Automatic Bid, they simply enter the maximum amount they are willing to pay and click the "Automatic Bid" button on the auction widget.
• The system will automatically place bids on their behalf, increasing in set increments. We will only bid as much as needed to keep them in the lead, up to their maximum limit.
• If another bidder places a higher bid, and it exceeds their maximum, the customer will receive an email notification.
• They can then choose to increase their maximum bid if they still want to win the auction.

What is Popcorn Bidding?

Popcorn bidding, also called Dynamic bidding, is the way the host gives the bidders more time to rebid. When a bid is placed in the time left period, an extra time period will be added which allows bidders to place more bids.

For example:

• If a bid is placed during the last 5 minutes of the auction, the closing time will be automatically extended for an additional 5 minutes from the time the last bid was placed.
• In the last 5 minutes, if there’s no bids anymore, the auction will stop.

This is recommended for high value and popular items. Popcorn bidding prevents bidders from waiting until the last minute to bid without giving the bidders who was outbid an opportunity to rebid.

How to set up Popcorn bidding ?

1. Open the app > click Auctions > create a new auction or open an existing auction
2. In Advance settings session, tick to the Popcorn bidding checkbox
3. After that, 2 fields will appear> Enter the time you want to set up the popcorn bidding

• Active when time left is less than: If a bid is placed during the this last minutes of the auction, the closing time will be automatically extended
• Update the time for bidding to: Additional time for every time a new bid is submitted the auction in last minutes

4. Click Save

What is Reserve price?

A Reserve Price is the minimum amount a seller is willing to accept for an auction item.

If the highest bid at the end of the auction is below the reserve price, the item will not be sold, and there is no winning bidder.

This protects the seller from being forced to sell at a price lower than their minimum acceptable value.

Set up Reserve price

1. Open the app > click Auctions > create a new auction or open an existing auction
2. In Advanced settings section, tick to Reserve price checkbox

1. Tick on Show reserve price on front store checkbox (optional) > enter the reserve price amount in the field.

There are 2 ways to place the buy out price:

• Fixed: you place a price you want. For example: 500$
• Percentage: the reserve price will be calculated based on the product price. For example: 80%

1. Click Save to update the changes

There are 2 approaches for the winner to complete the order:

From Email notification

1. When an auction ends, a winning email notification will be sent to the winner’s email address
2. The winner clicks on Complete your purchase button on the email
3. He will be directed to the Shopify checkout screen

From Auction history

1. The winner logs in his customer account > go to his account page on the Shopify store
2. Check Auction history > Click Checkout button
3. Complete the checkout process to purchase the auction item