Cs-Cart Auction Addon

This CS-Cart Auction add-on allows buying and selling through bidding. Sellers list products, and buyers place bids. The highest bidder wins in an Incremental auction, while the first to meet the lowest price wins in a Decremental auction.  

Both admins and vendors can create auctions, and buyers can bid on products. Admin can declare the highest and lowest bidder as the winner, allowing them to purchase the item. This add-on transforms a CS-Cart eCommerce store** into a fully functional auction platform.

Features 

• Enable Auction on Any Product: Set auctions for any product in the store.
• Set Auction Start & End Time: Admins and vendors can schedule auction timings.
• Auto Increment Bids: Automatically increase the bid value after each bid.
• Set Price Limits: Define Reserve Price, Starting Price, and Incremental/Decremental Price.
• Auction History Limit: Admin can Control how much bid history is visible to users.
• CS-Cart Support info: The addon is well integrated with CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and can be used with its standard, Plus, and Ultimate Versions.
• Vendor Auction Management: Vendors can create and track their own auctions.
• Email Notifications: Send alerts before auctions start and end.
• Highest Bidder Notification: Notify the previous highest bidder when outbid.
• Admin Declares Winner: Admins have full control to announce the auction winner.
• Customizable Auction Appearance: Customizable auction view by changing colors.
• Bidder Auction History: When multiple bids are placed, the Bid History tab appears. Customers can view the bid history list.

How to Install Addon

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How the addon works

• Access the addon 

• Switch to >> Settings tab
• Cron key: The Cron Key is a code that helps update bids and close auctions automatically.
• Notify Auction subscribers before (minutes): Set a time to send a reminder email to auction subscribers before the auction starts. 

Auction View configuration: 

• Three settings in Auction View Configuration allow the admin to choose colors for the auction background, status, and timer background.

Bid History Configuration:

• Bid history limit: Set the maximum number of bidders that will be visible in the bid history tab.
• Mail to last: Enter the number for sending emails to the last few bidders when the auction ends. 
• Show auction winner: Tick this box to show the auction winner. 
• Show bidder name: Set the format for showing the bidder's name.
• At the end, click on >> Save button.

• Go to >> Products
• Click on >> Auction 
• This page shows the list of created auctions with details like start time, end time, starting price etc. 

• The admin can use the Status buttons to set the status to Active, Disabled, or Hidden. 

• Use the Gear button to Edit, Delete, or view the list of Auction users. 

On the Manage Auctions page, clicking the (+) icon opens the New Auction page.

Let's see how to create a new auction using these settings 

• Product: Select the product for the auction. Click the (+) icon to choose an item.
• Type: This setting decides how bidding works. In Incremental, the highest bidder wins. In Decremental, the first person to bid the lowest price wins.
• Starting price ($): The price where the auction begins. No bids can be placed below this in incremental auctions or above this in decremental auctions.
• Reserve price ($): This is the minimum (Decremental) or maximum (Incremental) bid on which the winner will be declared if the bid reaches this price. 
• Incremental or decremental price ($): This means the next bid will increase or decrease by this given amount.
• Buy now: Tick the Buy Now check box to show this button on store. 
• Buy now price ($):  Enter the price at which a user can buy the item instantly without waiting for the auction to end.
• Start time: Enter the start time of the auction.
• End time: Enter the end time of the auction. 
• Enable reserve price: In this, select Yes or No to turn the reserve price on or off for the auction.
• Status: Set the auction status as Active or Disabled. 
• Click on >> Create button 

• Switch to >> Bid History 
• Here you see the current auction status with time and later provide the bidders list. 

Let’s take a look at the Auction Process

• In the storefront, select an Auction Product that has an Auction Running Status.
• Click on >> Follow button if you want notification.
• Next to the follow button, you can see the Auction timer, Reserve Price, and Starting Price. 
• Now the field allows customers to enter the Bid Amount and then click on Make Bid button.
• Also, you will see the text below the Bid amount field which suggests the acceptable amount for the new bid. The amount should be equal or more than the mentioned value. 
• Use the Buy Now button to purchase this product on fixed amount. 

• The newly made bid is visible on this page with the bid has been submitted notification. 

• This is the last bid made by a different customer. 
• When multiple bids are placed, the Bid History tab appears. Customers can click on that to view the bid history list. 

• Admin can also view the bidders list in the admin panel's bid history tab.

• When the auction time ends, the customer sees the Auction Closed Status in the storefront. 

• Now, the admin can select the winner using the gear button for any of the three bidders.

• The winner is highlighted with a green stripe, and the auction is closed in the admin panel as well.

Another Way to Make Bid

• Go to >> My Account
• Click on >> My Bid to see all running bids. 

This page shows the list of auction products with details and their Auction status. Customers can also make a bid from here. 

Addon-Version:

Version-1.0

Supported Versions:

CS-Cart, CS-Cart Multivendor 4.8.x, 4.9.x,4.10x,4.11x,4.12,4.13x, 4.14x, 4.15x, 4.16x, 4.17x, 4.18x

Support:

This app is developed and published by Ecarter Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a CS-Cart developer. You are guaranteed quality add-ons.