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1- Time
Left: By clicking this button, a window will pop so that you
can set a countdown timer.
In the bidder applet, the message:
"Approximate time left to scheduled auction start" followed by the countdown
HH:MM:SS will show.
Note: this button is visible only if the auction as not started. |
| 2- You
may click on tabs to access controls and settings for the auction. |
Overview of a lot sent to the Selling Ring

Before going into the details
of each fields in the above figure we define the 4 types of users.
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The Auctioneer is a user
of the system and therefore has a login name. The auctioneer's login name
must be made of 2 to 7 characters. It must start with a letter and must
not contain white spaces and some reserved characters.
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An Internet bidder has
a login name made of 2 to 7 characters. It must start with a letter
and must not contain white spaces and some reserved characters.
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An On Site bidder has
no login name but is identified to INetAuction by the words "On Site"
or by a name that starts with a digit (0 to 9). This identifier must be
made of 1 to 7 characters (e.g.. 1bob, 1329, 55supra).
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An On Behalf bidder is
a bidder for which you the auctioneer is placing bids. The naming convention
for these bidders is the same as for Internet bidders. The distinction
between these two types of bidders is made when the bidder is first created
in the system. The On Behalf bidders are created by the auctioneer in the
"All Users" panel while an Internet bidder is created when the user first
registers. Both types of bidders are maintained in 2 distinct lists in
the "All Users" panel.
| 1- Clicking this
button will pop a small window were you can select an online user(s) in order to
communicate a message. |
2- This input
field is used to change the quantity. You may have more then 1 item in a lot. If
it is the case, a check box will appear at the right that will say
"each". If checked, the lot will be offered as the bid times the
quantity and the quantity will appear in front of the lot title.
ex: Qty: 2 Da Vinci - Mona Lisa |
| 3- Clicking this
button will hide the list of offers and turn the background yellow. The use is
to receive the information that a bidder have his mouse over his bid button
and show the last amount that he did bid for the lot. |
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Reserve: this amount (if any)
must
be met before the auctioneer can sell the lot. The reserve is shown
in red if it is not met. At any time the auctioneer
can lower the reserve or increase it by entering a new value in the input
field beside it. The original value inside parentheses is kept for further
reference. The original value is the value you assigned when you created
the lot. |
7- If checked, offers that could meet the
asking are displayed.
8- Display offers that could meet the asking.
9- List of offers:
At any time
you can select the bidder’s login name and type the letter "i" to
view his information, that information will be displayed in the
participants panel if the user is currently logged in. Note that a
"~" in front of a username means that the bidder is not approved to
bid but was at the moment he made his offer. To approve that bidder you need
to select the offer in the list and type the letter "A".
10- A colored bar (red or green) will show if an offer was just received.
11- By clicking this button, the offer selected is taken as a bid in
accordance with the asking amount. |
12- "Bid on behalf of" list. To modify the "Bid on behalf
of" list, click on the "On Behalf" tab.
13- Clicking this
button will place a bid with the selected name as the bidder and the current
asking amount as the bid amount. |
| 14- Clicking this
button will send the sentence contained in it to all bidders. Then the button
will contain the next message (if any). See "Participants" Tab. |
15- Checking the check box
will change the color of the amounts contained in the list of Increments to
blue. Also it will uncheck the "Asking = HighBid + new Inc." check
box.
16- Checking the check box will change the color of the amounts contained
in the list of Increments to red. Also it will uncheck the "Replace
Inc." check box.
17- As for the increment list described
in # 19, specifying an amount in this input field will result in different
actions depending on the state of the "Replace Inc." check box. The
actions carried out are the same as the ones described above, except that
instead of clicking an amount in the increment list, you specify it manually.
18- Increment: This value is used to compute the next asking amount when a new
bid is received. If the increment is 0, a "?" is displayed.
19- Increments list: If the increment is 0 (i.e. undefined) a "?" is displayed under the increment
label (above the list) and the list of default increments is displayed
in the increment list.
Note: the values displayed in this
list can be changed. To add an increment in the list, type the value in the
input field( # 17 ) then press the Enter key. To remove an increment in the
list, type the value in the input field( # 17 ) then hold the Ctrl key then
press the Delete key. Also the list can be modified by editing file applet.htm of directory auctioneer.
Clicking an amount in this list generates
different actions depending on the current state of the "Replace Inc."
check box:
"Replace Inc." NOT checked:
Again, clicking an amount
in the list box generates different actions depending on the high bid,
asking and increment values.
case 1: high bid =
0,
asking = 0, increment = 0
The increment list contains all the
values from file applet.htm: 1, 2, 2.5, 5, 10, 12.50, 20, 25, 50, 100, etc.
Clicking 25 will result in setting
the asking amount to 25, leaving the high bid and the increment unchanged.
This leads to case 2 below.
case 2: high bid = 0,
asking = 25, increment = 0
The increment list contains all the
values from file applet.htm: 1, 2, 2.5, 5, 10, 12.50, 20, 25, 50, 100, etc.
Clicking 50 in the list will place
an On Site bid equals to the asking amount (i.e. 25), will increment the
asking amount by 50 (setting it to 75) and will set the increment value
to 50.
The net result will be: high bid =
25, asking = 75, increment = 50. The asking list now displays: 75, 125,
175, 225, etc. and the list of increments now displays: 1-, 2-, -2.50, 5-,
10-, -12.50, 20-, 25-. The "-" beside an amount means that the asking will be decremented
if this increment amount is clicked. This leads to case 3 below.
case 3: high bid = 25,
asking = 75, increment = 50
The increment list now contains: 1-,
2-, 2.50, 5-, 10-, 12.50, 20-, 25-.
Clicking 20- will leave the high bid
amount unchanged, will decrement the asking amount by 20 (setting it to
55) and will set the increment to 20.
The net result will be: high bid =
25, asking = 55, increment = 20. The asking list now displays: 55, 75,
95, 115, etc. and the list of increments now displays: 1-, 2-, 2.50, 5-,
10-, 12.50, 20-, 25-.
case 4: high bid =
0,
asking = 0, increment = 25
The increment list contains all the
values from file applet.htm: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, etc.
Clicking 100 will result in setting
the asking amount to 100, leaving the high bid and the increment unchanged.
The net result will be: high bid =
0, asking = 100, increment = 25. The asking list now displays: 100, 125,
150, 175, etc. and the list of increments now displays: 1-, 2-, 5-,
10-, 20-, 25-, 50-.
"Replace Inc." checked:
The list of all values from
file applet.htm is displayed. Clicking an amount in the list (or specifying
one in the Input field above the "Increment list"), will set the increment
value to the clicked amount, leaving the high bid amount and the asking
amount unchanged.
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Asking: the amount the auctioneer
is allowed to accept. The user cannot bid less than the asking amount.
The asking amount cannot be set to a value that is equal or less than the
current highest bid. If
the asking is 0, a "?" is displayed. See also "Asking list"(# 22), "Asking input
field"(# 21) and "Asking button"(# 20).
20- if an amount is showing on the button,
that amount corresponds to the current asking minus the increment. You
click it to decrement the asking amount by the Increment value, provided
that the new asking amount remains greater than the highest bid.
21- Use
this field to set a new asking amount. The new asking amount must be greater
than the current high bid value.
22- The asking list:
Clicking in this list generates different
actions depending on the current values of the asking and increment
amounts. There are 3 cases:
case 1: the asking
amount has not been specified yet (i.e. the lot has been created with a
blank asking amount). In this case the list contains only one entry, a
question mark ("?"), clicking it does nothing.
case 2: the current increment
value is 0 (i.e. "?") and an asking amount has been specified, either when
the lot was created or using the input field below the list. In this case
the list contains only one value, the current asking amount. Clicking it,
will make a bid of that amount, will set the new asking amount to twice
that amount and will set the increment to that amount.
For example if the list contains 500
only and the current increment is 0, clicking the 500 will result in the
following new values: high bid = 500, asking = 1000 and increment = 500.
case 3: both the increment and
asking amounts are greater than zero. In this case the list will display
the current asking amount followed by a sequence of amounts, each being
greater than the preceeding one by one increment value.
For example, if the first amount in
the asking list is 9975 and the increment is 25, the list will contain
the following values: 9975, 10000, 10025, 10050, 10075, 10100 ...
Clicking any of these values will
make an On Site bid equal to the clicked amount. For example, if you click
10025, this will generate an On Site bid of 10025, the new asking amount
will be set to 10050 and the increment will remain unchanged. The new displayed
values will then be: 10050, 10075, 10100, 10125, 10150, ... This list is useful when the pace of
the auction is very fast. Consider the case where 5 bidders raise their
hands one after the other and the last one is for the 10075 asking amount.
You don't need to click the On Site Bid button 5 times, simply click on
10075. 10075 will become the new high bid and the new asking amount
will be set to 10100.
23- Checking this check box will force
the use of a preset table of increments. Controls related to increments
settings will be hidden.
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| 24- +:
Clicking this button will select
the next image of a multi images lot. Example of a set of images names:
1-1-3.jpg, 1-2-3.jpg, 1-3-3.jpg. 1-2-3.jpg is the second image of a set of 3
related to lot# 1. On
the left side of the "+" button an image selector can also be used
to select. The selected image is also showed in the bidder applet. |
| 25- By clicking this button a
bid that match the asking amount is made under the username contained in the
button. The username is in relation with the first offer in the list of offers
that match the asking amount. This button shows only if an offer can match the
asking amount. |
| 26- High bid:
If the high bidder is not "On Site" the
label "High Bid is red or green. Under the label the message "No offers
yet" is displayed if no bids were made. Otherwise the Highest bid amount
is displayed. |
27- OnSite
Priority:By clicking this
button, a highest bidder is replaced by an "On Site" bidder. The
Internet bidder that made the last bid gets a message that say:
"*** Auctioneer recognized On Site Bidder. BID AGAIN ! ***" |
| 28- Undo:
By clicking this button, the highest bid gets cancelled if the status of the
lot is blank, i.e. sellable otherwise the status is set to blank. |
| 29- (SELL):
By clicking this button, the sale
becomes a conditional sale. If the winner is online, a message is sent that
say ex: "Lot 1 was sold to you for 9,250 USD. This sale is conditional to
future acceptance by the consignor." |
30, 30A, 31- To submit an "On Site" bid (see also
Asking list(# 22), Increment list(# 19)) you either click the "Bid"button(#
31) or you press the Enter
key in one of the 2 input fields to its right. The first input field (# 30) is
used to specify the bid amount while the second(# 30A) is used to specify the
On Site buyer number. You can specify a value in both input fields,
in only one or in none of them. If you don't specify the bid amount,
the current asking amount will be used. If you don't specify the Buyer
number, the words "On Site" will be used.
Being allowed to specify no values
at all is useful during the auction when you're in a rush and have no time
to enter the actual buyer number. The good news is that at any time you
can change a buyer number to reflect floor reality, here is how to do it:
in the first input field(# 30), specify the amount of the bid for which you want
to change the buyer number, in the second field(# 30A) specify the new buyer number
and press Enter. |
32- The "Once"/"Twice"/"No
regret" button is used to warn the bidders that the current
lot is about to be sold or passed. This button is enabled only if the Reserve
is met or if no bids were made. Every time you click it, it changes its
state from "Once" to "Twice" or from "Twice" to "No regret". As soon as
a new bid arrives its state is reset to the "Once" state.
At each click a sound will be played
and a message will be displayed at the bidder's sites. Note that
the "No regret" message will not be displayed and the sound will not be
played at a bidder's site if the bidder is currently leading. |
| 33- SELL: this button is enabled
only when there is at least one bid and when the Reserve is met. If no
other bids are made, the lot is sold to the highest bidder. The bidders'
applets will play the sound "Sold" and will display a message like "Sold
for $8500 to albert".
Multi-Buyers
checked box could be applicable for the following: a lot or a group of lots with choices in
numerical order that have 1 as quantity for each lot.
In the event that the winner do not choose the whole quantity, potential buyers
that wish to buy at the same price could send their chosen quantity while the
winner is choosing. All offers related to the lot(s) that meet the winning bid will be
considered(excluding the offers of the winner). See the
image below that show the result of the action generated by clicking the
"Choose" button.
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| 34- PASS: this button is enabled
only if there are no bids for the lot. The bidders' applets will play the
sound "Pass" and will display the message "PASS". |
| 35- Next: this button is enabled
only if the current lot is sold or pass and if the next lot is available
for sale (that is if the next lot is not already sold, passed or removed). |
| 36- A colored bar(red or green) will show if
a bid was just received. |
37- List of
Bids:
A small list box shows all bids and
bidders for that lot. Bids are listed from highest to lowest.
If a bidder is part of the "on behalf
of" list an asterisk is displayed to the right of the bidder's name.
At any time you can
click on the bidder’s login name to view his information, that
information will be displayed in the participants panel if the user is
currently logged in. |
38- Time
Left: By clicking this button, a window will pop so that you
can set a countdown timer that will show in the panel ring and also in the
bidder applet. In the bidder applet a message like:
"Approx. time left to auction resume 0:15:57" will show at the top
of the left pane. |

| 1- In this example we have a group of 7 lots
that is sold as a choice in numeric order. The quantity of each lot is 1. This
window is used to select the Internet bidders that wish to buy the lots that
the winner might not take. |
| 2- CR! is to signify that the bidder has gone
over his credit limit. |
| 3- Offers related to any lots in the group that
meet the winning bid are added to the list. |
| 4- The red label is used to capture the
attention of the operator since the winner is an Internet bidder and there is
a chance that all lots can be sold over the Internet. Below we see an orange
label that tell the selection of Internet bidder(s). |

| The winner has chosen 2. At this point you can
click on the "Select" button. |

| 1- You may enter the requested
quantity by the OnSite bidders and their paddle#. |
| 2- Selected Internet bidders. |
| 3- 7 lots are available but the total
selection is 8 (including the Internet winner). |
| 4- You may change the quantity to
match the availability. |
| 1- The "~" signify that the quantity
as been changed. |
| 2- All 2 labels are red. It means that all the
group is bought by Internet bidders. |
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