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# Creating an Auction

Auction Plus provides three different methods to create your auction: from a new product, existing products, or an entire collection.

## Getting Started

1. Navigate to the **Auctions** page in your Auction Plus dashboard.
2. Click **Create Auction**.
3. Choose one of the three creation methods below.

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## Method 1: Create a New Product

Use this method when the item you want to auction is not yet in your Shopify store.

* Enter a **title** for the product.
* Optionally add an **image** and **description**.
* A new product will be created in your Shopify store automatically.
* Configure auction settings on the right side of the page (start price, bid increment, dates, etc.).

## Method 2: Select Existing Products

Use this method to create auctions for products already in your store.

* Click **Select existing products** and browse or search your product catalog.
* Choose one or more products.
* An auction is created for **each selected product**.
* Configure auction settings that will apply to all selected products.

## Method 3: Select a Collection

Use this method to create auctions in bulk from an existing Shopify collection.

* Click **Select a collection** and choose a collection from your store.
* An auction is created for **each product in the collection** (up to 500 products).
* This method **requires an Auction Event**. See [Auction Events](broken://pages/1QAwJm5tmpOyrrzjN6tX) for details on creating one.

## Setting Different Prices per Listing

When creating auctions in bulk (from multiple products or a collection), the start price and reserve price you set apply to all listings. If you need different prices for each product, there are three approaches:

### Use a percentage-based start price

Set the price as a **percentage of the product price** instead of a fixed amount. Each listing's start price will be calculated from its own product price.

### Import via CSV

Use [CSV Import & Export](/auctions/csv-import-export-guide.md) to upload listings with individual start prices, reserve prices, and other settings per product. This is the best option when you have a spreadsheet of items with specific pricing.

### Create then edit draft listings

1. Set your auction products in Shopify to **draft** status so they are not visible to customers.
2. Create your auctions listings with a placeholder start price.
3. Use the [Bulk Edit](/auctions/bulk-editing-auctions.md) feature to set the correct start price and reserve price for each product.
4. Set the products to active status when ready.

## Important Notes

* **One live auction per product at a time.** You cannot have multiple active auctions for the same product. If you need to relist a product, cancel the existing auction first. See [Managing Auctions](/auctions/relisting-auctions.md) for more details.
* **Only the first variant is used.** If your product has multiple variants, Auction Plus uses the first variant for the auction.
* **Auction settings** such as start price, bid increment, start/end dates, and more are applied to each listing. See [Auction Settings](/auctions/auction-listing-settings.md) for a full breakdown of each setting.

## What Happens Next

Once you click **Create**, your auction is either:

* **Scheduled** if you set a future start date.
* **Active** immediately if the start date is the current time or in the past.

Your product page in your Shopify store will display the auction widget, allowing customers to place bids.

> **Note:** Configured [Default Auction Settings](/auctions/default-auction-settings.md) pre-fill when creating a new auction, and you can override them for any individual listing. To save the current settings as your defaults, check **Save as default for new auctions** in the **Default settings** section before creating.