Auction Watch List: Track the Lots You Want Before You Bid

What is an auction watch list?

A watch list is your short list of items you might bid on. Timed auctions run for days and close items one after another, so it's easy to lose track of the cabinet you liked on Monday by the time it closes on Thursday. Watching saves it without committing you to anything.

On Auktia, the watch list is built around the bookmark on every item card and item page. Tap it and the item is saved to your account, which is the same on your phone and your computer.

How do I add a lot to my watch list?

It takes one tap per item once you're signed in.

1. Sign in with a one-time code sent to your email, or with Google. There's no password.
2. Find items you like through Search, a category, Today's auctions or Near me.
3. Tap the bookmark on the item card, or on the item's own page.
4. Look at the bottom of any page: your watched items and the items you're bidding on ride along there with their clocks.
5. Open My bids and look under Watching for the full list.
6. On items you plan to bid on, tap Remind me before it closes and pick 2, 10 or 30 minutes, or an hour.

Where do watched lots show up on Auktia?

In two places. Every page carries your watched items and the items you're bidding on along the bottom, each with its live clock, so you can browse a new auction and still see the one that's about to close.

My bids holds the full picture. It groups everything you're in as Needs you now (outbid, or something to pay), Winning, Watching, Just closed and Won. Once you bid, the items you're winning sit under Winning, and any you've been outbid on move to Needs you now.

What does N watching mean on a lot?

Items with 2 or more watchers show a count, such as 5 watching, while the item is open. It's a rough read on interest: an item with a crowd watching may draw more bidders near the close than its current bid suggests.

Watching never reveals who you are. The seller (auction house) sees how many people watch each item, and a total such as 12 watching 30 items across an auction, as counts only, never names. Its own team's watches don't count toward those numbers. Here is what sellers see and how they use it.

How do I use an auction watch list well?

A watch list is only as useful as what you do with it before closing time.

• Watch generously while you browse, then open each item and check its You pay total, which includes the buyer's fee (buyer's premium), sales tax and shipping, not just the current bid.
• Check pickup or shipping before closing day. Pickup times, the address and the remove-by date are on the auction page.
• Group items by pickup day. The Pickup planner lists every auction picking up on a given day within your drive, so watched items can share one trip.
• Decide your limit early and enter it as a max bid rather than waiting for the last second. With extended bidding (soft close), a late bid just resets the item's clock.
• Set reminders on the items that matter most, and turn on outbid alerts once you bid.