{"id":561,"date":"2023-02-08T07:14:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/?p=561"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T05:45:07","slug":"how-to-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/how-to-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Bid Step-by-Step | Easy Silent Auction Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 about-text\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you been invited to a silent auction but don\u2019t know how to bid on your favourite lot? Read on to learn how.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make a bid, first click on the \u2018Bid\u2019 button on the lot card that you are interested in.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"527\" alt=\"how to bid_click bid\" title=\"how to bid_click bid\" src=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/how-to-bid_click-bid.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/how-to-bid_click-bid-200x129.png 200w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/how-to-bid_click-bid-400x258.png 400w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/how-to-bid_click-bid-600x387.png 600w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/how-to-bid_click-bid-800x515.png 800w, https:\/\/oktion.com.au\/organisers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/how-to-bid_click-bid.png 818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:30px;--awb-text-color:#191919;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clicking \u2018Set Max Bid\u2019 will set that amount as the highest you are willing to pay for that lot and Oktion will automatically bid the minimum you need to win. 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