AuctionWorx - What's New?


Credit Card Validation

Credit Card Validation

Verify customer’s credit card with a small, temporary authorization charge. Ensuring secure verification of the customer's credit card and ability to pay, reducing after sales payment issues. (** requires Stripe)

Site Announcement Emails

Send Site Announcement Emails

Send important or marketing focused email messages to communicate with all site users directly from within the AuctionWorx backend. (** requires SendGrid)

Bidder Reminder Emails

Bidder Reminder Emails

Keep bidders up-to-date and encourage further engagement with items they are watching, bidding on, and closing soon. (** requires SendGrid)

Surcharge and Credit Card Fees

Surcharge and Credit Card Fees

Options to set up either a fixed surcharge on all invoices or an optional credit card fee for buyers who pay online. (** requires Stripe)

Easy Add to Watchlist icons

Easy Add Watchlist Icons

Bidders can easily add (or remove) items to their watch list, directly when browsing all listings or lots within an auction sale.

Event Promotion and Reminder Emails

Promote Auction Events

Inform users when an auction event is published and available for bidding. Options for users to receive emails before an auction event starts closing. (** requires SendGrid)

Event List Styles

Event List Style Options

New per-event display option for the list of Auction Events on the homepage:

  • Summary Text
    The auction event summary text only, with no lot images.
  • Lot Images
    The default option, showing a series of small lot images for each event.
  • Portrait Lot Images
    Alternate display option for when the primary lot images are in a portrait orientation.
Google Maps Integration

Google Maps integration

Display a map on listings to show their location, or in Events Edition, an option to add a map associated with an auction sale location. Optional configuration for Admin / Sellers.

Custom Field Types for Links, Lists, and more

New Custom Field Types

More flexibility to configure your auctions, and display and organize information for bidders.

  • Clickable Links
    Add external links within listings to reference sources or associated sponsors.
  • Large Text Areas
    A large text area for adding relevant content in HTML or plain text.
  • Data Lists
    Organize large data sets into a compact multi-column display and easily readable format.
  • Option Lists
    New display options for option lists allow for Radio buttons or Dropdown selection.
New Listing Item Page Design

New Redesigned Listing Item Details / Bidding

A major new layout and clean redesign of the listing/lot details - with a focus on large images, custom data, and a clean bidding interface.

Optional Categories and Descriptions

Streamline Inputs with Optional Categories and Descriptions

Simplify the experience by removing categories and descriptions altogether or make them optional. Fast track the CSV import process with minimal fields required.

Search and browse improvements in Auction Events

Search and Browse Improvements in Auction Events

An improved “Back to Catalog” link preserves the viewer’s scrolling position and returns the user to the same previous page location for a smoother, uninterrupted experience. New event specific search option on the auction catalog page for quick and easy searching of all lots within an auction event.

And More Events Edition Updates

  • Improved consignment account selection experience.
  • New Admin Setting: Closing Event Page Size - Set the number of lots displayed per page when an auction starts closing.
  • Improved Lot Order Management - "Quick" move a lot to the top (first) or bottom (last) of the lot order list.
Consignor Statement Improvements

Consignor Statement Enhancements

The ability to hide zero-value commissions or fees on statements, visibly track associated sale statuses (Paid, Unpaid, or Voided) directly on the statement, and an option to recalculate a statement based on changes in sales or fee settings.

Change Consignor

Quick Change Consignor

Easily resolve incorrect consignors assigned to items by changing the consignor, including on closed listings or lots.

New Tools for Managing Events

Improved Event Management Tools

Addition of new default settings for event creation, the ability to view settings of closed events, and the option to copy or move validated lots to published events.

Critical Controls For Event Closings

Robust Admin Controls for Event Closing

A suite of critical control features is now available for administrators, designed specifically for addressing issues during event closing for quick resolution and recovery. These include the capabilities to pause, resume, or reactivate closed events, and extend all active lots closing times in one go.

New Admin Configuration Options

Additional Admin Configuration Options

Several new admin settings including:

  • Default time for auction start/end times
  • Credit card requirement option for buyer’s site fees
  • Printable invoice site logo inclusion
  • Toggle acceptance of PayPal for site fee payments
  • Exempt specified users from site fees
  • Alternative design layout option for listing/lot item pages
Custom Tax Rates

Customized Tax Rates

An alternative to region-based Sales Tax rates or VAT, with the ability to establish up to three custom tax rates and tax rate precision up to 1/10,000 of 1 percent.

Credit Card Declined Email Notification

Credit Card Declined Notification

A new notification to let the buyer know when their credit card payment for a specific sales invoice isn't successful.

Charge Buyer Fee Per Lot

Per Lot Fee Option

Charge buyers a flat fee for each sold lot, which is added to sales invoices, offering more flexibility in pricing strategies.

Consignment feature set

Consignment feature set

Manage Consignors, track consignments, and generate consignor statements for net proceeds.

  • Create new consignors and manage as a global list or individual seller accounts

  • Automatically generate statements that can be adjusted, printed, emailed, and marked paid

  • Tier based consignor fees: Listing Fees and Commission Fees

  • Adjust consignor fees for individual Consignors

  • Allow Consignors to login and view their consignments and statements

  • Seller and Admin reports for all consignment sales

New Event Management Tools

New Auction Event Management Tools

New Seller and admin tools for creating and managing auction sales:

  • Create Similar Event - Quickly create a new auction event based on an existing one
  • Change Event Owner - (Admin-only option) Set up events and lots with restricted logins before transferring to main sales account
  • Hidden When Closed - New event setting will automatically set an event and associated lots to be hidden, and not searchable, after closing
  • Reset Lot Numbers - Generate new lots numbers for all lots based on the current lot order
New Site Fee Options

New Site Fee Options

  • Create a site fee transaction for one-off payments
  • Set min and max amounts for seller final fees
  • Admin option to hide site fees menu for buyers or sellers when not using site fees
New Stripe integration

New Stripe integration

A completely rewritten Stripe payment integration that uses the Payment Intents API together with the Setup Intents and Payment Methods APIs to handle complex payment flows that trigger additional authentication steps when required.

New design improvements

New design improvements

Many new design changes include a streamlined header design, updated Admin Control Panel design and navigation, and updated gallery view design with new options for Short Gallery Titles, Gallery Image Cropping, and changing the Gallery Image Aspect Ratio to Landscape, Square, or Portrait.

Set Allowed Bid Amounts

Set Allowed Bid Amounts

Option to require all bids to be whole dollar amounts without cents. Or set the smallest currency fraction to be higher increments of 10, 100, or 1000.

Primary Auction Event

Primary Auction Event

Showcase an auction event and its associated lots as the site homepage.

Require Credit Card for Buyers

Require Credit Card for Buyers

A site-wide Admin setting for all Bidders to be redirected to enter a non-expired credit card before placing a bid or buy now.

Require Credit Card for Sellers

Require Credit Card for Sellers

An optional setting for a seller to be required to enter a credit card if they don't have one on file, when they first go to create a listing.

Follow Auction Live

Follow Auction Live

When an auction event begins closing and "Accepting Final Bids", bidders will have the option to Follow Auction Live
Follow Auction Live automatically redirects bidders to the next lot closing as each lot ends.

Auto Generate Sales Invoices

Auto Generate Sales Invoices

When an auction closes, all sales invoices can be automatically generated for all winning bidders.

Auto Charge Credit Cards

Auto Charge Credit Cards

Buyers with a credit card on file can be automatically charged after the sale.

Rolling Lot Updates

Rolling Lot Updates

A great way for bidders to experience an auction event that begins closing, without having to refresh the page. Auto Hide Ended Lots will automatically remove lots as they close and replace them with new lots at the bottom of the list.

Quick Bid

Quick Bid

A great new way for bidders to quickly bid up an item! The quick bid amount will always be the next minimum bid allowed.

Event Log Filters and Search

Improved Event Log with filters and search

The internal event logs can now be filtered or searched to audit transactions by bidder, listing, and more.

Large Bid Confirmation

Large Bid Confirmation

To help prevent bidders entering higher bids than they intended, this will have them confirm the amount just in case.

New Email Notifications

Email Notifications for Paid Sales Invoices

Configurable emails are now sent out to a buyer and seller when sales invoices are confirmed paid.

Tax Options

More Tax Options

An item can be set as Taxable per listing, and options to allow Buyers Premium to be taxable.

Realtime Updates and Performance

Realtime Updates and Improvements

Streaming data updates added to Watch List, and Active Bidding area. Bidding and updates faster than ever.

Make Offer

Make Offer

Choose to accept offers from buyers to complete a sale, or counteroffer to continue the negotation.

Facebook Authentication

Facebook Authentication

Allow users to login with their Facebook account for authentication.

Stripe

Stripe

New Payment Service option for accepting credit cards with Stripe Connect API integration.

Full Support for Azure SQL and Service Bus

Azure SQL and Service Bus Support

Support for Azure Service Bus and Azure SQL and allows for a fully supported deployment to the Azure Cloud.

Fresh New Auction Design

Fresh New Design and Display Options

A fresh new starter design, and added a color picker and other display options.

Mobile-friendly Admin Redesign

Mobile-friendly Admin Redesign

Fully Responsive and mobile-friendly design of the entire backend Administration area.

Public QA Messages

Public Q&A Messages

When enabled, users can post public questions to the seller and read other publicly posted answers.

Category Specified Fees

Category Specified Fees

Enable or disable different types of fees based on top level categories.

Fixed Height Gallery

Fixed Height Gallery

A clean design update to make all gallery views uniform in size.

Allow sellers to accept credit cards

Payment Option for 3rd party sellers to accept credit cards

Using their own credit card gateway account, all sellers can now accept credit card payments from buyer, not just the site owner.

Tax Exempt User

Tax Exempt User

Mark specified users as tax exempt for sales invoices.

VAT Support

VAT Support

As an alternative to Sales Tax, a VAT rate can be applied to Sales Invoices, Site Fees, Shipping Fees, and/or Buyer's Premium.

Real-time Auction Listing Updates

Real-time Listing Data Updates

Watch new bids and prices increase in real time without needing to refresh your browser.

Upload PDF file attachments to auction listings

Upload PDF attachments to listings

Attach important documents for all prospective bidders to read or download.

Create New Content Pages

Create New Content Pages

Add new pages to your website without editing source files.

New Skin Designs

New designs

Choose from additional designs, all of which can be used as-is or as a starting point for a completely new look and feel.

New Gallery View with Dynamic Column Layout

New Gallery View

Now displays larger responsive gallery images.

Website Maintenance Mode

Website Maintenance Mode

Temporarily disable all site access and display a message to your site visitors.

Improved Sales Reporting for Sellers and Admin

Sales Report for Sellers with Data Export

View all sales transactions in one place with options to filter and export to CSV.

Listing Drafts

Listing Drafts

Create preliminary listing drafts with partial information that can be later completed.

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