Organization of online auctions allows you to attract a large number of interested people, thereby creating competition between them and conduct bidding online. A lot is put up for sale and its initial value is determined, after which an interested circle of people starts to raise the bid for the lot, thereby redeeming the goods, which ultimately goes to the person who set the highest price. Given the fact that there are practically no Russian-language online auctions, this type of business can be quite promising, successful and promising for any entrepreneur, especially since it does not entail large wastes and significant investments.
You will need
- - A site that will technically meet your needs, that is, the engine will be written specifically for the electronic auction.
- - An electronic wallet in one of the Internet payment systems, as well as an additional agreement with the company that provided you such a wallet.
- - Permission to bid, that is, for example, the presence of a certificate of state registration of an entrepreneur engaged in this kind of activity.
- - An agreement with a courier or courier service, which will ensure the delivery of goods, if it is carried out within a specific locality.
Instruction manual
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Decide for yourself whether you will sell the product yourself or be an intermediary between the seller and the buyer. In the first case, all the income will go to you, and your auction will work on the principle of an online store, and in the second case, you will earn a percentage of each transaction or the fee that sellers will make using your site to set their lot.
2
Contact the website builder and order the development of an online auction engine. Remember, a standard site for such an event will not work, here it is necessary to take into account many nuances and only professional programmers can make such a site.
3
Select a payment system, having familiarized yourself with the services of each of them. Here you should give preference to the most popular, and possibly several at once. You will need an interactive wallet so that buyers deposit money for the purchased lot.
4
Think of ways to deliver the goods. It can be a courier, sending by mail, personal transfer, etc.
Take a photo of your lot or more. It is advisable to take photos from all sides, so that the buyer can fully appreciate the goods.
5
Put the lot on the site, indicating its initial value.
6
Find a circle of interested parties and invite them to the auction website. To do this, you can order a simple newsletter with a description of your site and product, which will be sent to the addresses of legal entities or individuals, attracting people to your site.
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Remember that in demand at the auction will usually be sought-after items at an attractive price or unique lots that are difficult to get in ordinary stores.
