Your bid is considerd a binding contract just like on eBay or through any of the major real life auction houses. Contact us before bidding if you are unclear on how www.jimmycrabbminerals.com operates.
LOGGING IN and REGISTRATION:
You must be logged in to be able to bid. You will be unable bid without a registered username. To create a login name, simply fill in your basic information such as your full name and email address, by clicking on the “Register” link. Should you wish to bid annonymously, will be able to choose your own display name after you have logged in. Your password and login will ensure that you have a unique auction user profile. No (under 18) are allowed for legal reasons.
BIDDING and CLOSING PROCEDURES (PLEASE READ):
ABOUT LIVE-ENDING AUCTIONS:
We offer live auctions with extended bidding to prevent last minute sniping. If no bid is made within 5 minutes of the auction close time, the auction will close at that time. If a bid is placed during the final 5 minutes, the auction will automatically be extended 30 more minutes and the previouse high bidder will be notified to give him/her a chance to bid again and potentailly save the auction for them. This extension of live bidding continues until no bids have been made for a period of 30 minutes. This ensures that sniping (bidding at the last second of an auction) cannot occur and levels the playing field for all participants.
CLOSING:
The items will close at their appointed times, UNLESS a bid is placed within 5 minutes of the closing. In that case, the auction will extend by 30 minutes and live bidding will continue until a 5 minute time gap occurs between bids. In other words, DO NOT LOG OUT ASSUMING YOU HAVE WON AT CLOSING TIME LISTED if you bid within 5 minutes of that closing time!
NOTE:
EACH ITEM closes individually and each item will feature its own independent countdown clock. Please be sure to look at the time on the website clock located at the top right of the window which may differ from your own time zone!
In the event of auction failure, the following may occur: If the problem affects closing in a serious manner, the auction will be shut down and bidding will resume once the problem has been fixed (most likely to resume at the same time the following day, or the following week. I hope these guidelines do not have to come into play, but if an error occurs, at least we will set a clear precedent for a “fix”.
Proxy Bidding – SEE EXAMPLE BELOW
Proxy bidding is a way to bid on an item without actually being present, or at least without paying constant attention. Simply enter the highest price you are willing to bid for a particular specimen, and the website will automatically bid incrementally on your behalf against other bidders up to that maximum price. The computer will outbid other bids until it reaches your maximum price. We do not have access to customers’ proxy bids, so we are unable to view or modify proxy bids on your behalf.
Some advantages of proxy bidding:
- You need not be present to bid.
- If the auction closes at an inconvenient time, the computer can bid on your behalf.
- If you want to bid on multiple items, this reduces the need to watch all of them constantly so you can concentrate on the priorities.
- For international customers, this eliminates the need to personally battle incrementally with somebody who is getting up in the morning halfway across the world while you are tired at the end of a long day!
