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You can search for items on the Home Page or browse items by category. To place a bid or sell an item you must register for an account.
Auction - A Traditional Auction listing allows you to sell items to the highest bidder. You specify the start price and people bid against each other in specified bid increments. Traditional Auctions allow the Seller to set a Reserve price and a Buy Now price. When listing a Traditional Auction, the quantity of goods is equal to one.
Example:
- One pair of jeans has a quantity of 1.
- A lot of 5 different shirts have a quantity of 1 because they are all sold together as one item.
Classified Ad - Unlike traditional text only classified ads, our Classified Ads allow image uploads and dynamic communication between the Seller and all potential Buyers. When listing a Classified Ad, you enter your asking price, the shipping cost, and any information about the item you are selling. When an arrangement has been reached between the buyer and the seller the seller can manually end the Classified Ad.
Buy Now - When listing an item, you have the option of setting a Buy Now price. The Buy Now feature allows instant purchasing.
The Buy Now feature is available for the following auction listing with PigeonBid.net:
- Traditional Auction
Reserve - The Reserve price is the absolute minimum dollar amount the Seller will accept for an item. Buyers are notified after placing their bid if it is below the Reserve price. If a Buyer's maximum bid is greater than the Reserve price, the Reserve is automatically met and that user is the high bidder. The ability to set a Reserve price is available in the PigeonBid Auctions.
Currency - The default currency is the US Dollar, however you may wish to see what an approximate amount would be in the currency of your country. You will find "approximate values" listed near the bottom of the page where it says "Switch Currency." Select the currency of your choice and you will see the translated value throughout the website. These are only approximate values and not "live" exchange rates. To acquire the current "live" exchange rate, please find this value elsewhere.
Payments - Payment between buyer and seller is a contract agreement between the two parties. Payment to PigeonBid.net can be conveniently paid with PayPal, check or money order in US Dollars. Please make your payment to PigeonBid.net promptly after the sale of your item.
PayPal - PayPal is a convenient method of paying for products and services and it is available in 190 countries. If you are not a current account holder for PayPal, you can sign up today at www.PayPal.com. Your credit card information is secure and not disclosed to any third parties. Simply list the credit card information that you wish to use with PayPal and begin using it. It's that simple!
Searching - There are two ways to search for items, Basic Search and Advanced Search.
Basic Search - Accessible from both the Home Page and Browse.
- Enter Keywords, Item #, or Username
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Select appropriate search
parameter
- Title & Description
- Item #
- User
- Click "Search" button
Advanced Search - Accessible by clicking the "Advanced Search" button on the Home Page
The following options are available for the Advanced Search:
- Load Saved Search - Use a previously saved search.
- Category - Select a specific item category or "All Categories."
- Search - Enter Keywords or Item #. To search Title & Descriptions check the appropriate box.
The following options are available for keyword search:
- All of these words
- Any of these words
- Exactly these words
- Item Options - Used to search custom item fields. Example: ISBN# for books.
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Refine Your Search
- Narrow the search. Reduce the number of search results by setting specific
searchable properties.
- Price Range
- Start Date
- End Date
- Words to Exclude
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Listing type
- Classified
- Auction
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Listing Options
- Completed
- Buy Now! only
- No Reserve only
- With Pictures only
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Display Format
- How to organize the items your search returns.
- Items Ending First - Items with the least amount of time left first.
- Items Ending Last - Items with the longest amount of time left first.
- Newest Items First - Items with the most recent start date.
- Oldest Items First - items with the oldest start date.
- Lowest Price First
- Highest Price First
- Most Bids First
- Least Bids First
- Alphabetically
- Reverse Alphabetically