The two selling modes
When you add a product to your live, you choose from two modes:
Fixed price
- You set a price, the buyer clicks "Buy"
- First come, first served
- Ideal for items with a known price
Auctions
- You set a starting price and a minimum increment
- Buyers bid in real time
- You choose the duration of the auction (30 seconds to 10 minutes)
- The highest bidder wins the item
Setting up an auction
- Create or edit a product in your live
- Select the selling mode: Auctions
- Configure:
- Starting price (e.g. 10 CHF)
- Minimum increment (e.g. 5 CHF — bids go up by 5)
- Duration (30s, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min)
- Save
During the live auction
- Start the auction by selecting the product
- Buyers see the current price and can bid
- The "You're in the lead" indicator shows for the highest bidder
- Others get a notification if they've been outbid
- A countdown appears in the last seconds
Tips
- Rare items: use auctions to let the market decide
- Common items: prefer fixed price for a quick sale
- Short duration (30s-1min): creates urgency
- Long duration (5-10min): gives latecomers time to join