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For Owners > Auction Bid |
This option only appears if the league has defined an 'online auction in the General League Setup. Use this screen to check on the current status of all in-progress auctions, to bid on a currently auctioned player, and to auction a new player.
Bid/Review Current Auctions
The upper portion of this screen lists all unfinished auctions. Change the filters to restrict the display to a subset of auctions for easier management.

Show Only Filters -
Players - Change to a specific position to display only that position's current auctions.
Any Franchise - Select a single team to display only the auction where they have the highest bid.
Auction Start Date - Sort by: Last Bid Date, Player Name, Bid Amount, or Franchise.
Bid Amt. - Enter a raised bid in this box for the player for any/all players you want to continue to bid on.
NOTE: Auctions with less than 10% of the time remaining will appear in a highlighted color as selected by the Colors Setup. You will, however, need to refresh/reload your web browser to view the updated timing information.
Available Funds Message - A message "In order to have enough money to completely fill your roster, you may bid no more than $xx.xx on any one player." appears to prevent owners from otherwise bidding too much on some player(s).
Start Auctioning A New Player
Use this lower portion of this page to search for and select a new player to auction.

Show Only - Change to a specific position to display only that position's current auctions.
Select A Player - From the list of players, select the single player you intend to start auctioning.
Bid Amount - Located to the right of the player pull-down field, enter the bid amount in the text box.
Your Financial Status - Use this read-only information to determine your available funds for all auctions.
Your Roster Status - Use this read-only information to help determine your remaining rosters needs.
Optional Bid Comments - These will appear in the email sent out to all owners and the commissioner. In order to receive this email, the owner's and commissioner's setup must be properly defined in Basic Franchise Setup, and Commissioner Email Setup, respectively.
NOTE: All completed auctions will appear in the Auction Results report.
You MUST click on the Submit Auction Bid(s) button in order to apply the changes.