Registration: It's free to register, so just
click on the site's Register
button and fill out your information.
Unlike other auctions sites there is no need to leave a credit card
number if you are planning to sell. A PayPal account is all that is
needed to sell on Bid 4 Bears. Fees to the site are collected via
PayPal at this time. More payment options are expected in the
future.
Bidding: You must be logged in to bid.
Click on the Login Button and you will be directed to your member's
area, where you can monitor all of your activity.
Towards the bottom of the auction description page
you will see a bidding box, you can use the shortcut link to the
bidding box if you wish. Enter in your bid, but note you must bid
above the minimum bid required. Click on the place bid button.
You will then be asked to confirm you bid. Once you have done
so your bid will be entered. If successful you will receive a
confirmation message. If your bid fails to outbid the current high
bidder you will be offered the option to place a higher bid.
Proxy bidding can aid your chances of winning an
auction and help avoid you being outbid at the last moment. To place
a proxy bid enter in the maximum price you are willing to pay for
the item. If another user places a bid on the same auction automatic
bids will be placed on your behalf in accordance with your maximum
bid amount. With proxy bidding you will pay the lowest possible
price until someone else places a higher bid.
There is another way of bidding: Buy it now
auctions. Buy it now prices are set by the seller, if you agree with
that price, you can click on the Buy Now button which is displayed
on the auction details page. After clicking on the button you will
be re-directed to a confirmation page. On a standard auction that
auction will end instantly as the item has been sold via Buy it Now.
Selling: Once you have signed up for
the Lemonade Bears Benefit you will be able to sell items through
the site using a special Lemonade Bears Account. Selling
in this account works just as though you were selling under your own
user ID except: no fees are incurred. Money
paid by the winning bidder will go directly to the Alex's Lemonade
Stand Foundation via Paypal. Our administrators will refund
you the shipping cost of the auction once the transaction has
completed.
You can leave feedback for your buyer, and they can
leave feedback for the Benefit as a seller. Feedback is not
given to the individual artists.
In order to sell, you will have to log into the
Lemonade Bears account. Information with the user name and
password will be sent to participating artists as the selling dates
approach. Click on the Sell link at the top of the page.
You will be redirected to a page where you can then select the main
category of the product or service you want to sell. Continue
following through with the template to list the auction. Be sure to
check the box that shows you will Ship Internationally.
For the item description, a word processor is made
available to you so that you can choose from a variety of fonts,
colors and layouts. Photos can also be inserted directly into the
auction by linking to their remote location using the word
processor. Photos can also be uploaded to the auction directly
from your computer if you wish.
More Information on the
selling process will be emailed to the participating, registered,
artists just prior to the auction listing dates.
Adding Photos to Your Listings: There
are two ways in which you can add a photo to your auction
description.
1. You can upload a photo directly from your computer using
our custom upload fields which are located in the Sellers listing
form. Upload up to 6 photos for your auction. Some size restrictions
do apply, so we recommend that the maximum size of your photo is 400
X 600 pixels in size at 72 dpi. We also recommend that your photos
be in the .jpg format for quick download and viewing.
When adding photos using our upload fields, the photos will be
displayed as thumbnails in your auction. When a visitor clicks on
the thumbnail, the photo will be enlarged.
2. You can embed photos directly into the auction listing
between lines of text by using the 'insert image' tool in the word
processing tool panel of the auction description panel. Type the
text you want in your auction and then click on the 'insert image'
icon. A box will appear that will allow you to link to photos
already stored on the internet. NOTE: to use this feature, your
photos MUST previously be uploaded to a location on the internet
such as a web site or photo storage space. This feature will not
work for photos stored on your hard drive.
When the pop up box appears, simply type in the path to your photo.
It will begin with http:// and should look something like this:
http://www.yoursite.com/mypicture.jpg
Click OK and you will see your photo appear in the auction
description. To Center the photo click on the 'center text' tool in
your word processing tool bar. You can also have the picture aligned
to the left of the right of the screen.
Preview your auction by clicking on the Preview Tool. This is the
little magnifying glass, which is the second tool from the left in
the word processing tool bar.
Using html Templates: In addition to
our easy to use auction 'sell item' form, Bid 4 Bears also allows
users to quickly enter html, and purchased templates. For more
information and detailed instructions on how to to this, please
visit the HELP link, located at the bottom of all Bid 4 Bears pages.
