To create your account, choose the “Register” link on the header navigational bar or use any of the links available on the home page.

When registering, you will be asked to complete a short form which includes standard information such as your contact details, preferred login credentials, etc.

Mandatory fields include:-

· Name

· City

· State/Province/county

· Zip/Post Code

· Phone Number

· Birthday

· Username & Password

· E-Mail address

· Confirmation of terms and conditions acceptance

Once registered, you will receive E-Mail confirmation.

Should you encounter any registration difficulties, please Contact Us.

To list your item, simply click on the “Sell” link found on the header navigational bar. The listing process is split up into several main sections, notably:-

• Category Selection
• Item Details
• Auction Settings
• Shipping and Payment
• Listing Preview
• Listing Confirmation

The listing process is developed in such a way that you are guided through every step seamlessly.

The first part of the process is to choose the category you wish to list your item in. This can be revised at any time by using the “Previous Step” navigation button.

Step two enables you to enter your item title and description. A full featured editor is in place to enable you to use HTML descriptions.

If you have a voucher code to redeem, this can be entered just below the description field.

Step three is an important stage of the listing process. On this step you can set the following:-

· Auction type:-

Standard Auction

This is a single quantity auction

Dutch Auction

Dutch auction enables you to list a multiple quantity auction. For example if you have 100 pens to sell, you can list all of these together in a single lot. Bidders will be able to select how many they wish to bid for.

· Currency:-

You can select your preferred auction currency using the drop down menu available.

· Quantity:-

This field is only active if listing a Dutch auction. Please see above for an explanation of this listing type.

· Auction Starts At:-

This requires you to enter the minimum bid you are willing to accept. You can also set a reserve price to ensure you do not sell the item for this amount. Please see below for more information on this.

· Reserve Price:-

Enabling a reserve price effectively means you will not sell the item for less than the amount set. For example, you can set the start price at 5.00 but only accept winning bids over 50.00. Should a bid be placed for 49.99, the item will close without a winner.

· Buy out (if available):-

Buy out allows you to set an amount you are willing to sell the item for – straight out. For example, you can set the start price to 10.00 but offer interested parties the option to buy the item immediately for 100.00.

You can also list buy out only auctions. These auctions remove all bidding options, meaning the listing can only be purchased for a set amount. To set a buy out only auction, you need to set the buy out value to be exactly equal with the start bid.

· Offer-Range (if available):-

You can set a price bracket in which you are willing to accept an offer. For example if you set the price brackets from 15.00 to 100.00, interested parties will be able to offer you an amount within these brackets. You can opt whether to accept or decline these offers at any time via the member's area.

· Bid increment:-

This option can be used to set your own custom bid increment, if preferred.

· Item featuring (if available):-

The following options are available to you (fees may apply). These will highlight your item on the site in order to attract more potential buyers to your auction listing:-

§ Home page featured

§ Category featured

§ Bold text

§ Highlighted background

· Set start/end time:-

You can either opt to list your item right away and set a defined number of days for it to be live for or you also have the option to define your own custom start/end time.

· Private Auction:-

Private auction will hide the bidder's identity on the item details page

· Image upload:-

To accompany your item, you can either upload images from your local computer or enter the URL of an image(s) hosted elsewhere.

· Media upload:-

In addition to images, you can also upload media (video) files. Please note only .avi/.mpeg/.mov are supported.

· Auto Re-List

For your convenience, you can opt to have your items automatically re-listed for you. Options are available to allow you to select whether the item should be re-listed if sold and how many re-list attempts should be made.

On the next step, you can set your shipping and payment preferences including your shipping rates and available methods of delivery.

Proceeding on, you can then review the listing and make changes if required. Please note, you can still edit your listing once live via the member's area.

The final step provides you with listing confirmation.

Placing a bid on an item you are interested in couldn’t be easier! When viewing the item details page you will have two areas from which you can place your bid: one next to the item details and a second at the bottom of the page.

To place your bid, simply enter the amount you wish to bid e.g. 50.00. Please note, no currency symbols are required. The bid will be placed in the auction currency.

Once done, you will be asked to review your bid, and you will also be able to view vital item details such as the shipping conditions before confirming your bid. To submit your bid simply press the “Place Bid” button.

If your bid is high enough to take the lead in the auction, a confirmation message will be displayed to you. However, if your bid has not taken the lead (be it due to a higher proxy bid or not meeting the reserve price) you will be invited to make a further bid.

You can also place a proxy bid. Proxy bidding allows you to place your “High Bid.” At all times you will only pay the lowest required bid should you win the auction. For example, if the current bid on an auction is 500.00 you can place a proxy bid of 2,000. Should you remain the only bidder, you will only pay 500.00. However, should the item receive other bids the site will automatically re-bid for you (up to 2,000 in this scenario) to ensure you remain in the lead.

To configure a Store you will need to register as a member of edifyathome.com, then login to the site and go to the [My Store] heading in the [Members Area] along the left hand frame.

Once there you will note that there are 4 selections to choose from.

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Begin with [Main Settings] where you can configure the following;

Store Name – the name of your Store.

Store Meta Keywords – these are words embedded in the code of each of your pages (not visible) which search engines use to weight relevance for categorizing searches against your site.

Choose Store Logo – this is where you can upload your own custom logo to be displayed at the top of your Store page and on the general Stores page.

Select a Design – you can leave this as the default which will use the edifyathome.com site “theme” or choose from one of the unique theme designs we have listed.

You will then need to click the [Proceed] button at the bottom of the page to save these changes.

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Next, go to [Store Pages] where you can configure the following;

Number of Store Featured Items – this is the number of Featured Items to display on your Store homepage.

Number of Ending Soon Store Items – this is the number of Ending Soon items to display on your Store homepage.

Number of Recently Listed Store Items – this is the number of Recently Listed items to display on your Store homepage.

About this Store – this is your own About page for your Store.

Store Specials – this is where you can detail any auction item specials you may want to draw attention to.

Shipping Information – this is where you would detail any shipping terms or policies.

Company Policies – this is where you would detail any general terms, conditions, or policies you might want to communicate to your buyers.

You will then need to click the [Proceed] button at the bottom of the page to save these changes.

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Next, go to [Custom Categories] where you can select from the categories listed and pre-configured on edifyathome.com and add your own custom categories to your Store.

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Once you have completed the steps above, go to [Subscription Setup]. This is where you [Enable] your store and select your subscription level. You can return here at any time to change your subscription level. Our advice would be to [Enable] your Store with the FREE subscription level in order to preview your store and make any changes before signing up for a paid subscription level.

As with anything on our site, if you have additional questions or need further assistance, please feel free to contact us by clicking the [CONTACT US] button near the upper right hand corner of this page.

Tired of spending your valuable time constantly searching the same online classifieds lists for that elusive used homeschool curriculum bargain? Let Auction Watch notify you via email each time an auction is listed which contains keywords in the auction title or description that you specify. Auction Watch, also called Keywords Watch, is located under the Bidding section of the Members Area.

Please note, when adding keywords it is advisable to only add a single descriptive keyword at a time to your watch list. For instance, adding a multiword description such as [Apologia General Science] will return email notifications for any newly listed auction containing ANY of the three keywords: Apologia, General, or Science. In this example, a better keyword addition would be the single keyword [Apologia]. Also note, the Auction / Keyword Watch is not case sensitive.

If the option is available, you can use “Buy Out” to purchase the item immediately without having to place a bid. Some sellers offer such an option which can be used at any time until a bid has been placed over any applicable reserve price.

The “Buy Out” option will appear on the item details page. You will be asked to confirm your intention to buy out the item before the sale is concluded. Buy out’s cannot be retracted.

The Item Watch feature allows you to keep track of bid activity on an auction without actually having to place a bid on it. When a bid is placed on any item you are watching, you are automatically notified via email.

You can watch an auction by clicking on the [Watch this item] link located along the top header of any auction listing page.