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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.