Making an auction public lets supporters view your items and place bids on the public auction form.

Before you go public

Make sure you have set:

• The auction title.
• Start and end dates and times.
• At least one item set to show on the public form.
• The public form design (optional, but it looks better).

Make the auction public

1. Open the auction.
2. On the Auction Details tab, turn on Make Auction Public.
3. Save your changes.

Share the public form

1. In the auction workspace, open the Public Forms dropdown.
2. Click Open Public Auction Form to preview it.
3. Click Copy Public Auction Form Link to grab the URL.
4. Share the link by email, social media, or your website.

How supporters take part

On the public form, supporters browse the items you have made public, view photos and descriptions, register with their name, email, and a card on file, and place bids while bidding is open. They receive an email confirmation for each bid.

Controlling what shows

Each item has its own Currently Public Item setting. Only items with it turned on appear on the form.