Getting Started
How do I bid on Lofuss?
Bidding on Lofuss is straightforward. Just follow these four simple steps:
- Register for free
- Charge-up your account with bids
- Pick an auction
- Bid and win!
Register for free
If you want to bid online, you´ll first need to register. Registration is free and easy. As part of the registration process, you will need to confirm your email address by clicking on the link in the confirmation email sent to your account.
Once you´re confirmed: congratulations - you´ve registered with Lofuss.
Charge-up your account with bids
Each bid costs just $0.60, available in "BidPacks" of 40, 75, 150, 400 and 1000. Pick the size of BidPack you want and decide how you want to pay: either with a credit or debit card, or via PayPal.
Pick an auction
What will it be? A brand new 42" plasma TV? The latest laptop computer? Or maybe a new leather handbag? Pick your product and go for it! You'll always find a selection of our most exciting auctions on the homepage, or you can browse through the categories to find just what you're looking for.
Bid and win!
Here we go - you´re now ready to take part in your first Lofuss auction. Just click on the "Bid" button! Simple, huh?
If you need to leave your computer, don´t worry - you can use the "BidButler" to place bids for you when you're away.
The BidButler bids for you when you haven't got the time to follow a live auction. Simply choose your price range and the maximum number of bids that you want the BidButler to use. The BidButler will then bid automatically for you within your price range.
How does the BidButler know when to bid?
If there is just one BidButler booked to bid in an auction, the bids will be placed automatically within your range at any point within the final ten seconds. The countdown will then extend to a maximum of 30 seconds for each bid that is placed.
If there are two or more BidButlers bidding against each other, all the consecutive BidButler bids are placed immediately, and the price and countdown increase with each BidButler bid placed. The countdown will extend to a maximum of 30 seconds per bid.
Hint: Ensure that the price ranges you choose are not too close together.
- You must book a minimum of 2 bids for the BidButler to be able to bid.
- You can only book one BidButler per auction. As soon as the BidButler is no longer active, you can then book another BidButler.
- Your maximum price has to be at least $1 higher than the current end price.
- You can book a maximum of 50 in bids on the BidButler.
- A BidButler can be deleted at any point. All unused bids at the time the BidButler is deleted will be returned to your account.
- In order to delete a BidButler, please click the small red cross in the BidButler Overview, which you can find next to the BidButler.
Why did the auction end before my BidButler bids were placed?
The auction can end before your minimum BidButler range has been reached. The BidBulter can only join the auction within the given price range. This ensures that we offer the lowest prices for our products. All unused bids will be returned to your account.
What happens to bids that are not used by my BidButler?
Unused bids will be returned to your account.
This can happen when your BidButler isn't able to use all of your bids within the given price range or when the auction is won at a lower price than you instructed your BidButler to bid between.
All unused bids are returned to your account as soon as the auction ends.
