1.               If you have an account, “Login”, using your Username and Password. 

2.               If you do not have an account. Go to “Sign-Up” or “Create An Account”. Fill in all the required fields, read the “Terms and Conditions”, and then after reading, check the “I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions” box. You can now Navigate through the entire Bid2Own.org Web Site.

3.               When you see an item for which you would like to Purchase an Auction Fee, click on the Red, “Pay Auction Fee” box. You will then be sent to the “Purchase Auction Fee for an Item” page. Fill in all the required information, and then click “Pay Now”. You have now just Purchased an Auction Fee. 

4.               Now that you have paid an Auction Fee, you can “Login” at any time, using your Username and Password, to check the status of your item.

5.               After you “Login”, look on the right of the page and you will see “My Page”. Click on “My Page” and you will see all the items for which you hold a Position.

6.               When all Auction Fees are filled for that specific item you will be notified 3 times by e-mail that the item is in Auction Mode and ready for you to place your bid(s). There will be a flashing GREEN box next to the item for which you have purchased a position. The Green box will say “Now Bidding”, indicating you now should place your bid.

7.               You can place your bid and view others bidding against you by clicking “Bid History”. You can place your maximum bid ($$) that will exceed the previous bidder, until such time that others bidding exceeds your maximum bid amount. Then, if you choose, you can make a higher bid to outbid the others bidding.

8.               The “Now Bidding” Mode will continue for 7 days. At the end of the 7 days the highest bidder will win that specific item.

9.               The winning bidder will be notified, by e-mail, that he/she has won the item. At that point he/she will need to pay the winning bid amount with Certified/Verified funds. The winning bid needs to be paid within 48 hours.

10.             When you decide to “Sell an Item”, click on the “Sell an Item” button. You will be sent to the “Add an Item to Sell” page. Just fill in all the boxes and click “Insert Item”. The item then goes to the ADMINISTRATOR. Your item information is reviewed and adjusted, if necessary. Once this is completed, by the ADMINISTRATOR, your item will be approved and made active for sale.

11.             Your “Item for Sale” will also be displayed on “My Page”.