REGISTER:
This auction requires that all sellers and buyers be registered. This enables our software to keep track of items for sale and who bids on what. It protects both ourselves as the auction providers and you as buyer and/or seller. Registration is simple. Merely click on New Registration here or at the side of any auction page.

BIDDING:
We hope you'll want to bid on some of the great Lego items found on these pages. To get a category list, click on Category List here or at the side of any auction page. Click on one of the categories you find interesting. This shows you a list of specific items. Click on the name of the item you'd like more information about. If you wish to place a bid, enter your bid in the box below the item, then just click on the Place Bid button nearby. You can either place a Normal firm bid as in a traditional auction, or a Proxy Bid where AuctionBrick.com will automatically raise your bid by the minimum incriment necessary, up to your bid limit, so you can buy at the lowest price possible with minimal effort. We suggest that a good strategy for items you really want is to place the highest bid you are willing to pay. Otherwise, someone may beat you out if you are not watching the end of the auction (see Sniping below). Should someone outbid you, the system sends you an e-mail notification with a link back to the item. Click on the link right in your e-mail message and you will be returned directly to the item to raise your bid if you choose.

RAISING BIDS:
To raise your bid, go down to the Place Bid input box below the item's description and enter your new, higher bid.

SNIPING:
Sniping is when someone bids on an item at the last minute to try and win the item before the other bidders have a chance to re-bid. To avoid being sniped (having your bid beat at the last minute) you should enter your maximum bid amount, either as a firm bid or a proxy bid. Additionally, this sytem is designed to be anti-sniping. If someone trys to snipe the system will automatically add 10 minutes to the length of the auction, so if you watch your item as it is closing you will always have time to bid again. When watching a closing item, be sure to use the Refresh feature of your browser to keep updated so you will know if someone else bids before the close.

RESERVE BIDS:
Sometimes a seller enters a Reserve Bid. For example, a specific item sells for $100 new. The seller decides to place a starting bid of $1 on the item but they want to get at least $80 for it. So a reserve bid of $80 is entered into the system. In such a case--even if you are the high bidder at, say, $60--you will not win the item unless you go over $80. We feel this is a poor auction strategy and wastes the time of buyers and sellers alike. We suggest this to sellers: enter the item at the least price you will accept, with no reserve.

FIXED PRICE ITEMS:
A Fixed Price Item is a listing where the seller has one or more items that are the same and the seller has decided to sell them at a set price. If you buy a Fixed Price, you are not raising a bid (as in Auction items) but you are buying the item. You may buy as many as are available at the price set by the seller.

AUTOMATIC E-MAIL:
The system automatically sends the buyer (highest bidder) and seller of the item e-mail when the auction ends. The buyer and seller are then responsible for making their own arrangements to conclude the deal by payment and shipment. This auction site merely offers a venue for buying and selling. We will not, and legally cannot, be held responsible in any way for any lack of performance by any and all parties. HOWEVER, do let us know of any problems. We can and will close the account of anyone who abuses this auction site.

BID RETRACTION:
If you make a mistake in your bid you can retract it if no one else has bid yet. The option is on the auction screen for the item you bid on. Do not abuse this system or your account will be closed!