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USERGUIDE
Version5.1IntroductionCongratulations!!YouhavepurchasedtheInternetsbest
reversepennyauctionscript.
Thisguidewillhelpyoubetterunderstandthereverse
auctionscriptandthefundamentalsbehindoperatinga
successfulreverseauctionsite.Thisguidecoverssiteoperation,adminpaneloperation,basic
searchengineoptimization,advertisingandsupport.HowitworksYourPennyAuctionScriptisanonlineauctionwebsitewhere
youruserspurchasecreditsandthoseareusedtomakebids
onitemsyouofferforsale.Theformatworksinapenny
auctiontypeenvironment.Inordertoparticipateinanauction,registeredusersmustfirstbuybids(calledcredits,andhenceforthreferredtoas
"bid-credits")beforeenteringintoanauction.Youarefreeto
chargewhateveryouwouldlikeforbidcredits.Forthe
defaultinstallationBid-creditscost$0.60apieceandaresold
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inlots(calledBidPacks)of40,75,150,400,and1000.Each
creditisgoodforonebid.Standardauctionsbeginwithan
openingpriceof$0.12,everytimesomeonebidstheprice
increasesby$0.12.Otherauctiontypesusedifferentvalues,pennyauctionsuse$0.01,6auction$0.06etc.Thepriceof
bidsandtheincrementvaluesvarydependingontheregional
versionofthesiteused.Theauctionendswhentimerunsout.However,because
eachbidextendsthelengthoftheauctionby1020seconds,
theauctioncouldtheoreticallycontinueonindefinitely.Besidesmakingsinglebidsanytime,userscanplaceaso-
called"Bidbutler"orautobidder,whichisanautomatic
biddingtool.Userscanemployan
unlimitednumberofbidseachtime.Onceanautobidderisactiveitwillautomaticallybidinthefinal10secondsofthe
auctioninanattempttokeeptheuserasthehighestbidder.
Thismeansiftwoormoreautobidderareactivetheywill
repeatedlybidagainsteachother(beforetheauctiontime
incrementisapplied)untiltheonewiththemostbidsleftis
the"winner".Autobidderbidsholdnomorevaluethansingle
manuallyplacedbids,sooncethebidsbookedforaautobidderareexhaustedasinglemanuallyplacedbidcan
becomethewinningbid.HowyoumakemoneyusingPennyAuctionClones
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ScriptThemoneycollectedbyPennyauctionclonesconsistsofthe
costofbidsplacedandthefinalauctionamount.Asanexample,aMacBookProwithasuggestedretailpriceof
$1,799wassoldonPennyauctionclonesfor$35.86.However,
atotalof3,585bidswereplaced,sothetotalpriceto
Pennyauctionclonescustomerswas$2,151.Yourprofitiscalculatedusingthefollowingformula:($999)
wholesalecost($2,151)amountcollectedfrombids=
ProfitTheprofitcollectononeauctionthereforeis$1,152Wholesalerssuggestedlateroninthisguideusuallydropship
itemssoldforyou,soyouadditionallycollecttheshipping
amountchargedintheauction.Thisusuallycoversyour
handlingandtimedealingwithwholesalers.TypesofAuctionsofferedbythisscript ItisimportanttonotePennyauctionclonesoffersseveral
typesofauctions.Theseare:1.FixedPriceAuctionFixedPriceauctionsallowtheauctioneertosellanitemata
predeterminedpricetothefirstbidderwhoplacesabid.As
soonasasuccessfulbidisplaced,theauctionisclosedandthebidderwinstheitem.IfyouwinaFixedPriceAuction,you
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onlypaythepriceindicatedintheheadingoftheauction
(plusdeliverycosts),regardlessofthelevelthebidding
reaches.2.CentAuctionCentauctionsaretheclassicpennyauctionformat.Whereby
yousetanauctiontostartataverylowamount($0.01)and
allbidsincreasethesaleamountbyonecent,10cents,20
centsetc.
Inthetypicalcase,playersareaskedtopayanon-refundablefeeeachtimetopurchase"bids."These"bids"canthenbe
spenton"auctions."Theactofspendinga"bid"onan
"auction"raisesthecostoftheitembyafixedamount.
Additionally,theactofspendinga"bid"onan"auction"
typicallyalsoextendsthedeadlineofthe"auction,"providing
anopportunityforacompetingplayertoplaceanother"bid",
thusextendingthe"auction"again.Thegameisa
brinksmanshipgame:eachsuccessive"bid"lowersthevalue
ofthe"reward",andthelastplayertodecidetoplacea"bid"
andlowerthevalueoftherewardwinsthatreward.Oncethe"auction"hasbeenwon,theauctioneercollectsthe
finalcostoftheiteminadditiontothemoniesalready
collectedbyselling"bids".3.NailBiterAuctionNailbiterauctionsarewhereautomaticbiddingisnot
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allowed.Thisforcesthebidderstostayconnectedand
manuallybid,makingtheauctionamorestressful(and
therefore,supposedly,morefun)experience,andgivesall
biddersafairerchanceofwinning.Profitsfromthesetypesofauctionswillbemuchsmallerthen
autobidderauctionssoitisnotrecommendedtorunthese
typesofauctionsoften.Thereasonbehindofferingthese
typesofauctionsistoaddexcitementandasamarketing
tool.4.100%offWhereanauctionismarked100%off,thewinningbidder
doesnothavetopaythefinalprice.Thatsright:thepriceis
zero!Youjustneedtopaythedeliverycharges.(ifthereisany)
5.NightAuctionThisallowsyoutospecifyatimewheretheauctionwillrun.
Choosingpopulartimessuchas5PM12AMmakessurethe
specifiedauctiontimeisinaprimetimespotwhenhome
usersaremostlikelytobehomefromworkandonline.6.OpenAuctionIfyouhavesetalimitonthenumberofauctionsyourusers
canwininagivenmonth.OpenAuctionsallowuserstobid
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regardlessofhowmanyotherauctionstheyvewonthat
month.7.ReverseAuction
Insteadofthetraditionalincreasevaluethereverseauction
workstheopposite.Eachtimeabidisplacedthetime
decreasesby1cent.
8.SeatedAuction(availableoncertaintemplates) ASeatedAuctionhasapredeterminedamountofseatsthat
needtobesoldbeforetheauctionstarts.Theauctionstart
dateandtimewillbedisplayedifyouareloggedinasa
customer.Iftheauctionisfora$100item,maybetheseatswillbesetat
20.Inthisscenariotheseatsmightcost2SeatVouchers,equalto$2.Ifyouareluckyenoughtopurchaseaseatfor
thisauctionyouknowthatyouwillbebiddingagainstonly20
otherusers,nothundredsorthousands!Thisgivesusthe
optiontooffergreatdealstoasmalleramountofcustomers,
thereforeincreasingeveryone'schances.
9.BuyitNowAuction
Allowsuserstobuytheproductatwhateverdiscountedprice
youhaveset.Watchasthepriceofeachauctiondecreasesdownto$0.00(orwhatevercurrencyyouprefer).Youcanevensetittofinishatwhateverpriceyouwant.Muchmore
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affordable,andequallyasprofitableforyou,thewebsiteowner.Thisisaverypopularfeatureandisincludedas
standardintoallversionsofoursoftware.10.BidsBackAuction
Iftheauctionisrunasbidbackauction,thewinnercan
receivetheentireorsome%ofbidsbackoncetheauction
hascometoanend.
11.BeginnerAuctions
Aswellashavingallofthecharacteristicsofpennyauctions,
BeginnerAuctionsonlyallownewmemberstobidonitems.Memberswhohavebeenregisteredonyourwebsiteforlessthan30days(oranyotheramountthatyouset)canbidexclusivelyontheseauctions,andmembersolderthanthiscannot.BeginnerAuctionsleveltheplayingfieldandpreventnewmembersfrombeingdemotivatedbyexperiencedmemberswinningauctions.
12.10,15,and30SecondAuctions
Allauctionsstartat10,15,or30seconds(whicheveryou
choose).Witheverybidplaced,thecountdownincreasesby
10,15,or30seconds.
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UserViewThispartoftheguidewillwalkyouthruthebasicoperationofyoursitefromauserpointofview.Whenusersvisityoursite
theyarepresentedwithnumerousliveauctionswith
countdowntimers,latestnews,latestwinners,amenu
navigationbar,searchfieldandcategorydropdownbar.
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Navigationaroundthesiteiseasyusingtheoverhead
navigationbar.Thesiteisdividedintosevenparts,theseare:1.LIVEAUCTIONS(homepage)Thisisthehomebiddingpageandthemainpagethatis
showntoauser/visiterwhentheyfirstvisityoursite.Users
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whohaveonlysignedupwithanaccountcannavigateto
viewtheyreaccount,buybids,visittheirbidhistory,andhelp
pages.2.WhenauserLogsinwithhis/hersusername.
Fromthismenuuserscanseeauctionstheyarecurrently
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biddingon.UsingtheleftnavigationbartheycanviewMy
Dashboard,MyAuctions,MyBidMonkey(autobidder),My
wonAuctions,Myredemption,MyBuyNow,MyBuyNow
History,Buybids,BidHistory,Vouchers,Referrals,EditPassword,Newsletter,MyCoupon,CouponHistory,andClose
Account.TotheleftofMyAccountDetailsUserscanalso
viewtheirbids/Freebidsremainingaswellaschangetheir
avatar.Pointsaredividedintotwoparts.Paidpointsarepurchased
andusedonthesiteforregularauctions.Asusersperformtheactionofbuyingbids,loggingintothesite,referringothersandotherkeyfunctionstheyearnfreepoints(thiscan
besetupintheconfig.phpfileofthescriptandintheadmin
panel).Thesefreepointscanbeusedtoredeemonoffered
itemsorfreepointauctions.Thisbecomesavaluable
marketingtool.
3.BUYMOREBIDS
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Usersinthebuybidsmenucanpurchasebidpacksfromyour
site.Thisallowsthemtobuybidsinbulkinturnplacebidson
auctions.TheuserclicksBUYBIDSnexttoanauctionpack
theywishtopurchase.
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UsersthenhavetheoptionofpurchasingbidsbyPaypalor
Paypalpro(Creditcarddirectlyonthesite),Auth.netandGoogleCheckout,PaymentAsia,CC,Alertpay,Avenue,
Moneybookers.(youcansettheseotherpaymentgateways
upintheadminpanel)UnderPAYMENTS.
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4.)LIVEAUCTIONS
Usersviewingaliveauctioncanseethefollowinginformation
displayed:AuctiontypeThistellstheuserwhattypeofauctionis
currentlyrunning.(aswellaslistedonthefrontpage)
PriceShowsthecurrentprice
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BidderShowsthecurrenthighestbidderBidButtonAllowstheusertoclickthisbuttontoeasily
placeabid
BuyitnowIfenabledthisallowstheusertobuyitnowforthepricesetintheadminpanel.
BookAutobidderUserscanplaceanautobidbyaccessingthemenuontheleft.Todothistheyenterthepricethey
wouldliketobeginusingtheautobidderandtheamounttobidupto.Theyalsomustspecifytheproperamount
ofbidstoensuretheycancoverthebiddingprocess.For
instance:Currentauctionpriceis:0.01.Userthinksthis
auctionwillendat1.00.Userstartstheautobiddingat
0.02andsetsittoendat1.00Eachbidisreflectiveofa
0.01increase.Sotheusermustallocatehalfofthe98
bidstoensurethebiddingprocesssoheorsheenters49
bids.Otherbidderswouldcounterthebidbutlerwith49
additionalbids.Iftherearenotsufficientcounterbids
thentheuserwins.Additionallyiftheautobidder
allocatedbidsrunsoutfromtheusersaccountthenthe
otherbidderwins.Itisimportantthatusersknowthat
theymusthaveenoughbidstocoveranautobidfunction.Iftheydonotthentheautobidderwillnoton
theyrebehalf.
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BookaAutobiddermenuontheauctionpage.Alsoseenin
thismenuaretheauctionssavingsmenuandbidhistory.
UserscanseecurrentautobiddersinusebyclickingMy
autobidderandseetheirbidhistorybyclickingMyBids.ADMINPANEL
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OperatingyournewPennyAuctionstartswiththeadmin
controlpanel.Thismanualassumesyoursiteisalreadysetup
(ifnotpleasedoso,orcontactus).BasicadminpanelNavigation
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Onceyouhaveloggedinyouwillbepresentedwiththe
adminpanelCMS.Thismenuallowsyoutonavigatedifferent
functionsoftheadminpanel.
Thetimeshowingatthetopleftcorneroftheadminpanelis
reflectiveofyourservertime.Tochangethisyoumust
changethetimeonyourserver.TodothislogintoyourserverVIASSHorlocalaccess.Thisis
usuallydonewhentheserverissetup.Tochangeyourtime
zoneconfigurationafteryouhavecompletedtheinstallation,usetheTimeandDatePropertiesTool.Typethesystem-config-datecommandinashellpromptto
launchtheTimeandDatePropertiesTool.Ifyouarenotroot,
itpromptsyoufortherootpasswordtocontinue.ToruntheTimeandDatePropertiesToolasatext-based
application,usethecommandtimeconfig.Thedefaultusernameandpassworduponinstallationis:
Login:adminPassword:adminIMPORTANT:AFTERYOURFIRSTSUCCESSFULLOGIN
CHANGEYOURPASSWORDIMMEDIATELY.FAILINGTODO
SOMAKESYOURSITEVULNERABLETOHACKERS.Tochangeyourpassword,logintotheadminpaneland
followthesesteps:1.LocateAdminUserHeading(OntheleftNavigationbar)2.
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ClickonAdminUser3.ClickthenEditPassword4.Change
yourpassword
Thisguidewillnowtakeyouthroughthe
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Adminpanel.....1.DatabaseAddCategory
Thisallowsyoutocreateproductcategoriesforyourauction
(whichyouneedinordertoaddauctions).Ifyouareselling
electronicsforinstancethenyouwillwanttocreateauctioncategoriesforTelevisions,GameSystems,Computersetc.
Onceyouhavecreatedyourcategoriesyoucanthenaddnew
productstothem.
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Database-ManageCategory
Thisallowsyoutomanagealreadycreatedcategories.Itisimportanttonotethatyoudonotwanttoremovethe
featuredcategoryasthiswillremovefunctionalityfromthe
site.Hereyoucaneditalreadycreatedauctioncategories.
Database-AddProducts
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ToAddproductsselectAddProductsfromtheadminPanelMenuUnderDatabase.^^Onceyouclickaddproductsyou
willseeaAddproductspageappear.Youwillneedtoadd
ProductsbeforeyoucanManageoraddanyauctionstoyour
site!!
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Startbyenteringaproductcode(Randomlettersornumbers
orproductcodefromawholesalereg.#SNYTVor#7894).Selectacategoryfortheproduct(Ifyoudonothavea
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categoryforthedesignatedproductfirstcreateaproduct
category).EnteraProductName($10WalmartGiftCard)LeaveProductStatusasEnableIfyouwanttheproductto
beavailableforauction.Insomecasesyoumightnothave
accesstoagivenproductbecauseofbackorders.Selecting
disableintheproductstatuspreventsanylistings.Enteramarketprice.Thiswillshowintheauctionlistingas
thecurrentmarketprice.Aftertheauctionclosesandsomeonewinsthesystemwillsubtractthisamountfromthe
salepriceshowingsubstantialsavings.Underactualcostenteryouractualwholesalecost.This
amountwillbeusedforfinancialreportingintheadminpanel
allowingyoutokeeptrackofcostvsprofit.
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Enterashortdescriptionoftheproductyouareadding.
Inthefulldescriptionfieldyoucanenterthebodyofthe
auctionlisting.Itisimportanttonotethatthisentryfield
supportsfullHTMLandsupporttablerowsandotherHTML
tagssuchasBOLDandITALICS.Inthisfieldyouwanttoenterasmuchdetailabouttheproductaspossible.Thisgivesthe
bidderasmuchinformationasheorsheneedstobegin
placingbidsonyouritems.(Alsosupportspictures)
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EnterMETATAGSfortheproduct.Thisisprimarilyforthe
searchfunctiononthesiteaswellassearchengine
optimization.
MetaTags(Description)isalsoforsearchengine
optimization.Eachauctioncanbetaggedwithspecific
auctiontags(ie.CheapSonyTV,discountTVs)Touploadproductimagesuploadthemusingtheimage
uploader.Thumbnailswillautomaticallybegeneratedfrom
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theimagesuploadedandwillappearontheleftsideofthe
productlisting.Recommendedimagesizeis350X275.Database-ManageProductsThisoptionallowsyoutoeditandmanagealreadycreated
products.Youcanusethisfeatureifyouneedtoeditoradd
additionalinformationtoexistinglistings.Toeditaexistingproductselectthecategorywherethe
productexistsandthenselectEditnexttotheproductlisting
youwouldliketoedit.
Database-ManageBidPackUserspurchaseBidpacksfromyoursite.Thesebidpacks
containaspecifiedamountofbids.Tocreateanewbidpack
specifythebidpackname,freepointtitle(ifyouaregiving
freepoints),bidsize(amountofbidsinthepack),Freebids
youwillgivetotheuserinadditiontothepurchasedbids,the
bidprice(shouldmatchthepackprice),Bidpackprice(priceyouarechargingforthepack)andbidpackbanner
(imageseeninthememberarea).Tobetterunderstandhowtheseworkyoucanreferencethe
bidpacksalreadysetupwiththescriptbydefault.ManageBidPackToeditexistingbidpacksselectmanagebidpackfromthe
adminpanel.Nexttoeachexistingbidpackisaneditbutton
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allowingyoutochangebidpricingandbidassignments.The
graphicsincludedwiththescript(Bidpackbanners)arenot
editable.Ifyouwishtousedifferentbannersthenyouwillhavetocreatenewbannersyourself.Database-ManageShippingChard.
AddShippingChargeTosetupanewshippingmethodsuchasFedexovernight,
UPSnextdayetcclickonshippingmanagementintheadmin
panelUndertheDatabasetabontheleft.AfteryouAddyourshippingchargeTHEN-selectManageshippingcharge.Youcanspecifytheshippingtitle(Eg.Fedexovernight)and
thechargeassociatedwiththis.ManageShippingChargeToeditexistingshippingchargesandtitlesselectManage
Shippingcharge.ManageNewsletterAddNewsletterTocreateanewnewsletterthatcanbeemailedtoallofyour
auctionmembersselectaddnewsletterunderManage
Newsletterintheadminpanelmenu.EnteraSubject(Willappearastheemailsubject)andenter
thecontentofthenewsletter.Thisisagoodwayofmakingannouncementsaboutyoursite
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aswellasmarketnewfeaturesanddiscounts.Tosendyour
newsletterclicksend.Tosendandsavethenewlycreated
newsletterandselectSend&Save.Tosaveanewsletter
withoutsendingitclickSave.Database-ManageNewsletterTosendanexistingnewsletterthatwaspreviouslycreatedor
oneyouhavejustcreatedselectManageNewsletterfromthe
adminpanelmenuthenselectresendnexttothedesired
newsletter.
Auctions(leftsidenavigation)Auctions-AddAuction
Addinganauctionisanessentialpartofmanagingyour
PennyAuctionsite.Theaddauctionfunctioncreatesan
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actualauction.
Tocreate/startanauctionselectaddauctionfromtheadmin
panelunderAuctions.
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Nextselectacategory(previouslycreated).Featuredauction
categorysareshownonthesitesmainpage.Selectthe
productyouwouldliketolist(alsopreviouslycreatedfrom
theaddproductsunder(Database-AddProducts).Selectanauctiontypebycheckinganappropriatebox.
*Auctiontypesarelistedatthebeginningofthismanual.Selectanauctionstartprice.Rememberwithpennyauctions
thelowerpriceisbetterasyougetmorebidswhichinturn
willbringmoreprofittoyoursite.Selectthestartdatefromthecalendar(todaybuttoninthe
calendar)andafinishdate.Ifyouwishtostarttheauction
immediatelyselectthestartimmediatelyboxafteryou
selecttodaysdateinthecalendar.Selecttheauctiontime
youwishtoendtheauction(24hrformat)andtheauction
duration(seeauctiontimemanagementofthismanualfor
moredetails).Presstheaddauctionbuttononceyouare
readytostartthelisting.Visitthemainpageofyoursiteto
verifyithasbeenlistedcorrectly.
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Auctions-ManageAuction
TomanageanexistingauctionfromtheauctionmanagementpanelselectManageAuction.Fromthismenuyoucanedit,
deleteorclonepreviousauctions.Torunaproperpenny
auctionitisnotnecessarytolistthousandsofauctions,rather
listeachitemoncethenclonetheseexistingauctionsweekly.
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Auctions-SoldAuctionToviewallrecentsoldauctionsselectAuctionsontheleft
NavigationbarandthenClickSoldAuctions.Thisallowsyou
toviewthewinneroftheauction,priceanddateitsold.
Auctions-UnsoldAuctionAllunsoldauctionscanbeviewedbyselectingUnsold
AuctionfromAuctionsontheLeftNavigationpanel.This
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sectionshowsyouauctionsthatdidnotsellandgivesyouthe
optiontorelistthatparticularauction.Auctions-ManageAuctionSettings.
ManageAuctionSettings
Thisallowsyoutosetthetimemanagementineachauction.
Bidpriceincreasescanbesetaswellasthefinalresettimer.InaPennystyleauctionseachbidthatisplacedtowardthe
auctionaddstimetotheauction.Thisincreasesthetimeof
theauctionallowingmorebidstobeplaced.Thesechangeswillbereflectiveintheauctionsetupmenu
shownpreviously.Auctions-PauseAuctionManagementIfyoudecidetopauseyourauctionsthissectionallowsyouto
specifytheamountoftimethepauseshouldtakeplace.Itis
importanttonoteauctionpauselog.txtinyourpublic_html
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foldershouldbewritableortheauctionpausesystemwillnot
functioncorrectly.Auctions-ManageRedemptionProductsAddRedemptionToaddredemptionproductstoyoursiteclickadd
redemptionfromtheadminpanelmenucalledManage
Redemptionproducts.Thisisamarketingtoolthatallows
userstoredeemsavedredemptionpointsforredemption
products.
Auctions-ManageRedemption
TomanagecreatedredemptionproductsselectAuctions
fromtheLeftnavigationbarandthenselectManage
Redemptionfromtheadminpanelmenu.InthissectionyoucaneditpreviouslycreatedRedemptionproducts.The
optionsareedit,deleteanddetails.
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Auctions-ReferralCommissionReferralCommissionEachusercanreferotherstoyoursite.
Thisallowsthemtoearnareferralcommission.Tosetthis
bonuscommissionselectauctionsfromtheleftnavigation
barandthenclickReferralCommission
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Auctions-AddVoucher
AddVoucher
Variousvoucherscanbecreatedonthesite.Thesetaketheformofmoneyvouchers(likegiftcertificates).Tocreatea
voucherforissueselectaddvoucherwhichyouwillfindon
theleftnavigationbarunderauctionsEnteravouchertitle(ie.Welcomevoucher).Selectthe
vouchertype(currentlymoneyvouchersaretheonlytype
available)enterthevoucheramount.Enterthenumberofdaysyouwouldliketohaveitvalidforandifthevoucheris
combinablewithanyothervouchers.ManageVouchersTomanagevouchersselectManageVouchersfromthe
ManageVouchersmenu.Hereyoucaneditpreviously
createdvouchers.IssueVoucherToissuevouchersthathavebeencreatedabove,selectIssue
VouchersfromtheadminpanelmenuManageVouchers.
Ifyouwouldliketoissuevouchersonlytonewsubscribers
selectthevoucheryouwouldliketoissueandclickSETinthenewsubscriberportionofthemenu.Ifyouwouldliketoissuevoucherstoallusersorspecific
usersusethemenubelowAllusers,selectthevouchertype
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andtheusersandclickissuevoucher.Ifyouareissuingonauserbyuserbasisthemenuwillchange
showingyoumembernames,selecteachmemberyouwould
liketoissuethevoucherfromandaddthemtothesendfield.
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Users-Credit/DebitBidsManagement
Foundunderusersontheleftnavigationbar
Credit/DebitBids
Toaddorremovecredits(bids)toausersaccountselect
Credit/DebitBidsfromtheadminpanelmenucalled
Credit/DebitBids.
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Thissectionallowsyoutoaddorremovebidsfromausers
accountbyselectingtheusername,enteringthecredit
amount(enterthenegativesymboltoremovebids).Selectthetypeofpoints(bids)youwouldliketoadd(freepointsor
biddingpoints)andthereasonwhyyouareaddingthem
manually.
Users-AddUsers:Ifyouneedtomanuallyaddauseratanytimethiscanbe
donebyselectingUsersfromtheleftNavigationbarand
thenclickingAddUsers.Addingauserfromthismenuwill
sendanemailconfirmationemailtotheuser.(goodwayto
helpauseroutiftheyarehavingproblemsreceivingajoiningemailorhavingproblemssigningup.)
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Users-ManageUsers(existingusers)Tomanageexistingusersthathavealreadypreviouslysigned
upselectManageUsersfromthemenu.Existinguserscan
alsobesearchedforusingthesearchfunctionor
alphabetically.Ifyouneedtoexportyouruserdatabasefor
marketingpurposesyoucanselecttheexporttoCSVbutton.ToeditanexistinguserselectEDITbesidetheusername.
DELETEremovestheuserfromyourwebsiteandSTATISTICS
showsuserbidstats.
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Users-HowtocreateADMINBIDDINGUSERS:(auto-bots)
*Notewehighlysuggestyoudontusethesewithyourpenny
auction.
Tocreate/makeauto-botsorAdminBiddingUsersFirstoff
youneedfindandclickUsersontheleftnavigationbarthen
clickCreateadminbiddingusers.
WhencreatinganAdminAutoBidder(autobot),wesuggest
tryingtomaketheUsername(example:Heavyhitter)aswell
astheFirstandLastnameasrealisticaspossible.When
creatinganAutobidderpleasenoteitasksforanemail
address.Youmayifyouwish,goandcreateseparateemail
addressesforeveryAutobidderuseryoucreatebut,you
donthaveto!Alsokeepinmindtocredityourautobidder
withanexceptionalamountofbids.Belowisanexample
pageofafilledoutexistingautobidder..
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Nowweregoingtoshowyouhowtosettheadmin
autobidderstotellthemwhichitemstobidon,whentostart,
andwhentoend.Alladminautobidderswillnotstartbidding
untilthelast10secondsofanauction..
UsersAddEditAdminBidUpTo
NowclickonAddEditAdminBidUpToWhichonthe
diagramIaddedischoicenumber#2Wherewecanthen
successfullyaddMULTIPLEadminbidderstobidinasingle
auction.Makeyourauctionslookmoreliveandrealistic.
(assumingyouvealreadycreatedexistingautobidders)
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TomanagetheBidUpTopriceforthedummycalculation
entertheamount,whichyouwishyouadminautobiddersto
biduptoAndiftheresareserveprice..
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CMSStaticManagement:
Terms&Conditions
Hereyoucaneditthetermsandconditionsofyourwebsite.AboutUsHereyoucanedityouraboutusinformationpage.ContactHereyoucaneditcontactusinformation.PrivacyHereyoucanedityourprivacystatement.Jobs
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Ifyouhaveanyjobopeningsonyoursiteyoucanaddthem
here.
CMS-AddHelpTopic
TocreateanewhelptopicselectaddHelpTopicfromthe
adminpanelUndertheCMSsectionoftheadminpanel.
ThesetitlesappearastitletopicsfortheFAQsectionofthe
site.
CMS-ManageHelpTopicToeditHelptopicsselectmanagehelptopicsandclickedit
tochangetopictitles.Youmayalsodeleteanytopicsyousee
listed.CMS-AddFAQToaddaFAQorhelptopicitem,selectthehelptopicyou
createdabovethenenteryourhelpinformationoranswer.CMS-ManageFAQToedittheFrequentlyaskedquestionscreatedaboveselect
manageFAQfromtheadminpanelmenu.Clickeditandmake
thespecifiedchangesandselectsave.
REPORT
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YourPennyAuctionScriptcomeswithacompletereporting
systemthatgivesyouaccuratedaytodayreportsonavariety
ofaspectsofyoursitesoverallperformance.Report-ProductwiseReportToviewaproductwisereport(productsalesand
performancereport)selectatoandfromdateinthe
calendar.AuctionwiseReportToviewauctionperformancereportsselectAuctionwise
report.Selectthedatesyouwishtoviewandthespecific
producttype.Selectopenauctionsorsold.Theresulting
outputwillbeshownas:AuctionName:$50StarbucksGiftCard(ProductName)AuctionType:Cent
Auction(AuctionType)AuctionStatus:Sold(AuctionStatus)AuctionDuration
:Default(Durationusedinthatauction)AuctionStartDate:03/11/2009(Start
date)
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AuctionEndDate:16/11/2009(AuctionEndDate)AuctionStartPrice:$0.05AuctionFixedPrice:$0.00AuctionEndPrice:
$0.05Winner:testtest(WinnersName)Profit/Loss:-$47.45(YOURPROFIT
ORLOSS)Userbiddinghistoryisalsoshown.Thiswillgiveyouanidea
oftheitemspopularityandcanhelpyoudevelopaproduct
sellingstrategy.FinancialReport
Thefinancialreportshowsyouclearlyauctionpricesandnumberofbidsvs.yourprofit.Thisisthebestwaytotally
youroverallauctionbusinessmodelsuccess.Toviewareport
selectatoandfromdatefromthecalendarselectionmenu
andaproduct(allproductsforthewholeauctionsite)and
clicksearch.
AffiliateReport
Toviewaffiliatetotalsselectaffiliatereportfromtheadmin
Menu(StartPrice)(Fixedpriceifany)(Endprice)
RegistrationReport
Toviewallusersthathaveregisteredonyoursiteselect
RegistrationReportfromtheadminpanel.Indepthuser
statisticscanbeviewedbyselectingthestatsbuttononthe
username.
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PerHourLogin/LogoutReportToviewspecificloginactivitiesonyoursiteselectPerHour
LoginReportfromtheadminpanelmenu.Thiswillshowyou
specificstatsonhowmanytimesusersvisityoursiteandhow
manybidswereplacedbythatparticularaccount.
AdminUser
ChangeAdminPassword
TochangeyouradminpasswordselectChangeAdminPasswordfromtheadminpanel.Werecommendyou
changeyourpasswordrightawaytopreventtampering.
AddAdminUsers
Manageandaddotheradminusers
AddadminRole
Hereyoucanmanageandalsolimitcertainadminusersuse
tothebackendadminpanel
LoginFreePointsSetting
Freepointsareawaytoawardusersonyoursiteforbiddingandusingyoursitefeatures.Forinstancewhenauserlogins
toyoursite,themoreloginstoyoursitethemorebidsyou
cangiveaway.
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Additionallyyoucangiveawayfreepointswhenusersfirst
signupforanaccount.Tosetuphowthesepointsaregiven
outsetthepointssystemsbelow:WelcomeBidPointsEnterhowmanypointswillbegiventoauserwhenheorshe
firstsignsuponyoursite.
PAYMENTPaymentSettingManagePaypalSettingTochangeyourPaypalemail(where
paymentsaremade)selectPaymentsettingfromthe
adminpanel.InPaypalbusinessaccountsyouaregivena
Paypaltoken(Viewablewhenyoufirstlogintopaypal).Additionalpaymentgatewaypluginscanbepurchasedfrom
oursite.Contactsupportformoredetails.
AdditionalPaymentPlug-insAvailable ToaddonethatisntincludedwithyourscriptPrice$200
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