Create a draft auction
From the organiser dashboard, create an auction and complete the core details: title, description, currency, theme, banner, and any public messages bidders need before they bid. Keep the title short enough to work in links, email subject lines, and shared messages.
A draft is private to your organiser workflow until you choose to share or schedule it. Use the draft stage to collect feedback from your team and make sure the page explains the fundraiser clearly.
Write for bidders, not the organising team
The auction description should tell supporters:
- who or what the fundraiser supports;
- when bidding opens and closes;
- how winners will be contacted;
- how payment, collection, or delivery will work;
- who to contact with questions.
Avoid internal shorthand. A bidder should understand the auction even if they only saw the shared link and did not attend the event where it was announced.
Reuse a previous auction carefully
If you duplicate or reuse an earlier auction, review every date, payment instruction, collection note, sponsor reference, and item restriction before launch. Reusing a structure can save time, but old details can confuse bidders if they are not updated.
Check whether any item should be removed, renamed, or treated as a fresh donation before you promote the new auction.
Review before scheduling
Before moving on to scheduling, preview the auction as a bidder would see it. Ask someone who did not build the page to check whether the purpose, bidding rules, item details, and next steps are clear.
