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Purchase Option Choices when Creating Items

Bianca Utihata avatar
Written by Bianca Utihata
Updated this week

When you're creating items in BidJS, there are a number of fields and purchase options available — but not all fields are compatible with all item or purchase types. This guide outlines which combinations are valid so you know exactly what you can (and can’t) enter.


Item and Purchase Option Types

There are four item types:

  • Listing

  • Lot

  • Multi-Item

  • Webcast

And six purchase options:

  • None

  • Buy Now

  • Make Offer

  • Transfer

  • Tender

  • Tender_PCT

Each item can include up to eight fields:

  • Display Price

  • Unit of Measure

  • Purchase Price

  • Opening Bid

  • Bid Increment

  • Reserve Price

  • Quantity

  • Bidding Type (Per Lot / Per Item)


Table of Allowed Field Entries

The table below shows which fields can be used based on item type and purchase option.

  • A means the field can be filled in.

  • An X means the field must be left blank.

⚠️ Important:

Scroll the table below to the right to view all fields

Item Type

Purchase Option

Display Price

Unit of Measure

Purchase Price

Opening Bid

Bid Increment

Reserve Price

Quantity

Bidding Type

(Per Lot / Per Item)

Listing

NONE

X

X

X

X

X

X

Listing

BUY_NOW

X

X

X

X

X

Listing

MAKE_OFFER

X

X

X

X

X

Listing

TRANSFER

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Listing

TENDER

X

X

X

X

X

Listing

TENDER_PCT

X

X

X

X

X

Lot

NONE

X

X

X

Lot

BUY_NOW

X

X

Lot

MAKE_OFFER

X

X

Lot

TRANSFER

Transfer not allowed for lot

Lot

TENDER

Tender not allowed for lot

Lot

TENDER_PCT

Tender% not allowed for lot

Multi-Item

NONE

X

X

X

X

X

X MUST BE BLANK

Multi-Item

BUY_NOW

X

X

X

X

X MUST BE BLANK

Multi-Item

MAKE_OFFER

X

X

X

X

X MUST BE BLANK

Multi-Item

TRANSFER

Transfer not allowed for multi-item

Multi-Item

TENDER

Tender not allowed for multi-item

Multi-Item

TENDER_PCT

Tender% not allowed for multi-item

Webcast

NONE

X

X MUST BE BLANK

X

X

Webcast

BUY_NOW

Buy Now not allowed for Webcast

Webcast

MAKE_OFFER

Make Offer not allowed for Webcast

Webcast

TRANSFER

Transfer not allowed for Webcast

Webcast

TENDER

Tender not allowed for Webcast

Webcast

TENDER_PCT

Tender% not allowed for Webcast


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