Before you buy
- Make sure the individual buyer profile is fully verified before you try to bid or purchase.
- Check the seller information, the description, and any disclosures before you commit.
- Be fully verified before you start bidding.
- Check breed, age, class, and any health disclosures carefully because buyers are expected to do their own due diligence.
Buying flow
- Sign in with an approved individual buyer profile and browse to the live animal you want.
- Use the marketplace tree or the public browse tree to find the exact category, breed, class, or product path.
- Open the listing and review the images, description, seller details, price information, and any category-specific disclosures.
- Place bids from the buyer side of the platform only. The public browse page is for viewing, not bidding.
- Watch your notifications and email for the outcome, invoice, and any next action required from you.
After the transaction
- Buyer and seller communication should stay on the platform so that records, transport discussions, and admin oversight remain in one place.
- Keep all payment and delivery discussions on-platform so that the transaction record stays complete.
- If you win, the platform sends the buyer invoice and the sale moves into the post-sale communication and payment flow.
- If reserve is not met, the system can notify you that the auction closed on a no-sale.
- Auction bids are binding and the highest valid bid at closing becomes the winning bid when the reserve, if any, has been met.
- The default live auction window runs for 15 minutes and bids placed in the last 5 minutes extend the timer by 10 minutes.