What appears on Schedule Auction
New auctions have no opening or closing time. After the hosting option is confirmed, Schedule Auction identifies whether the auction is Covered by your subscription or qualifies for the Free scheduling tier, for which no hosting fee is required. Both routes lead to the same scheduling controls.
Choose the Timezone before entering Start Date & Time and End Date & Time. The 3 days, 7 days and 14 days shortcuts set a closing time from the chosen start; you can still edit either field afterwards. Aucly rejects an end time that is the same as, or earlier than, the start time.
Starting now or scheduling ahead
Select Start Now - Go Live Immediately when bidding should open as soon as you submit the form. Leave it unselected to set a future opening time. Schedule & Go Live saves the first schedule; after that, the same page uses Update Schedule for permitted changes.
If the dates have not been agreed, use I will schedule my auction later. The auction remains a draft with no bidding window, and you can return to the scheduling flow from the auction page.
If Schedule & Go Live is unavailable
A verified bidder reply email address is required before an auction can be scheduled. Use Configure bidder reply email or open Organisation settings - Bidder Email Notifications.
Select Send verification email, then follow the link sent to that inbox. While verification is pending, you can continue editing the draft auction and items. See bidder reply email address if the message or link does not work.
The auction must contain at least one item before it can go live. Add an item if the scheduling flow reports that none are ready.
Scheduling can also stop when an item's Starting Amount, Bid Increment and Reserve Amount do not form a valid bidding sequence. The alert links back to the auction so you can correct the item and return to Schedule Auction.
Once the bidding window is saved
Choose a future start time to schedule the auction, or select Start Now - Go Live Immediately to open bidding immediately. Open Promotion pack from the auction actions to copy the public auction link, download its QR code or create a flyer.
