1. Register & Activate Your Account

To participate in Spotter auctions, you must:

• Complete your registration
• Sign the Buyer's Agreement
• Place a refundable security deposit

Once your deposit is received, the amount will appear in your user dashboard, and your account will be activated for bidding.

2. Place Your Bid Confidently

Spotter uses a transparent timed auction system.

Dynamic Closing

If any bid is placed in the final 3 minutes, the timer resets back to 3 minutes.

This gives every bidder a fair chance and prevents last-second sniping.

Standard Bidding Increments

Each listing has a predefined bid increment. Make sure to check it before bidding.

3. Use Auto-Bid (Proxy Bidding)

Auto-Bid helps you stay competitive without manually placing every bid.

You simply set:

• Your maximum bidding limit
• Your increment (how much the system should raise bids on your behalf)

The system will automatically outbid others only when needed, and never beyond your preset maximum.

You will only pay the lowest winning price achieved — not necessarily your maximum limit.

4. Seller Approval

Even if you are the highest bidder, your bid must be approved by the seller before the sale is confirmed.

5. Winning the Auction

If you are confirmed as the winning bidder:

• You will receive an award email confirmation, and your purchase invoice
• Payment must be completed within 3 working days

Once payment is made, Spotter will send you the Item Release Form, which includes:

• Seller's contact details
• Pickup location
• Removal guidelines

6. Item Removal

Buyers must remove the item within 5 working days of payment.

Please note:

• Items remain at the seller's premises
• Buyers are fully responsible for transport, loading, and removal
• Spotter is not responsible for removal operations but will assist where possible