The Auctioneer Screen can be accessed by opening the Webcast Clerking Console for each Auction.
To do so, navigate to the Auctions & Items > View Auctions menu, then click on the Shortcuts button on the right-hand side of the Auctions table:
Inside the Shortcuts list, click on Webcast:
The Webcast Clerking Console will now load. Look to the top-right of the Clerking Console and click on the Auction Controls & Stream Settings tab. Inside the Auction Controls & Stream Settings tab, across the top you’ll find a row of 4 buttons, click on the Auctioneer Screen button (3rd option from the left):
The Auctioneer Screen will now open in a new tab. If there is no Lot currently in the ring, the Auctioneer Screen will display a “The Auction Will Begin Shortly”.
Once your first Lot is sent into the ring, the Auctioneer Screen will display the Lot Number and Lot Title across the top of your screen, the Lot’s first image on the left-hand side, the Bid History of this Lot (the previous 2 bids) in the centre and list any Commission Bids set on this Lot on the right-hand side of your screen. The Current Highest Bid will appear in the lower-third of your screen, flanked by the Watchers and Registrants counters to it’s left, and the Asking Price to it’s right:
The Auctioneer Screen will also display a special “Hovering” message above the Current Highest Bid panel any time a Bidder has their cursor placed over the Bid button on your Portal:
Opening the Auctioneer Screen
Through the Webcast Clerking Console
The Auctioneer Screen can be accessed by opening the Webcast Clerking Console for each Auction.
To do so, navigate to the Auctions & Items > View Auctions menu, then click on the Shortcuts button on the right-hand side of the Auctions table:
Inside the Shortcuts list, click on Webcast:
The Webcast Clerking Console will now load. Look to the top-right of the Clerking Console and click on the Auction Controls & Stream Settings tab. Inside the Auction Controls & Stream Settings tab, across the top you’ll find a row of 4 buttons, click on the Auctioneer Screen button (3rd option from the left):
The Auctioneer Screen will now open in a new tab. If there is no Lot currently in the ring, the Auctioneer Screen will display a “The Auction Will Begin Shortly”.
Once your first Lot is sent into the ring, the Auctioneer Screen will display the Lot Number and Lot Title across the top of your screen, the Lot’s first image on the left-hand side, the Bid History of this Lot (the previous 2 bids) in the centre and list any Commission Bids set on this Lot on the right-hand side of your screen. The Current Highest Bid will appear in the lower-third of your screen, flanked by the Watchers and Registrants counters to it’s left, and the Asking Price to it’s right:
The Auctioneer Screen will also display a special “Hovering” message above the Current Highest Bid panel any time a Bidder has their cursor placed over the Bid button on your Portal: