Private Auction Sites: Verified Bidders and Access Codes
Easy.Auction, continued as Auctify.
4,000+ customers across Easy.Auction and Auctify, with 0% commission
A private, invitation-only auction site is an auction website that only a chosen group, such as trade buyers or club members, can enter, and Easy.Auction's successor Auctify offers this as a site protected by an access code. On Easy.Auction itself, new users can be verified by email and by SMS, and bidders can be asked for upfront credit-card verification before they take part. Bidder privacy settings on Easy.Auction can hide bidders' usernames, so members do not see who they are bidding against. Easy.Auction is continued as Auctify, where new invite-only sites begin with a 7-day free trial and no credit card required. Easy.Auction packages cost 99 to 299 USD a month and are no longer sold; its successor Auctify has plans from $49 a month, with zero commission.
Frequently asked questions
Can I lock my auction site so only invited trade buyers can get in?
Yes, on Auctify. Auctify, which continues Easy.Auction for new sites, offers private invite-only auction sites protected by an access code, so entry depends on having the code you hand out. New sites start with a 7-day free trial and no credit card required.
How can I verify that new members of a trade-only auction are real people?
Through three checks. Easy.Auction verifies users by email, can verify new users by SMS, and can require upfront credit-card verification of bidders. For a trade-only sale, these confirm an email address, a phone number and a card for each new member before that member places a bid.
Can bidders in a members-only auction stay anonymous to each other?
Yes. Easy.Auction's bidder privacy settings include hiding bidders' usernames, so members can follow the bidding on a lot without seeing who placed each bid. The site owner chooses this in the admin, as one of the 150+ settings available for running the auction site.
Easy.Auction: the key facts
What Easy.Auction is, who makes it and what it offers, in one table.
| Status | Continued as Auctify since 2021. Easy.Auction stays online for its existing customers and takes no new subscriptions; new auction sites start on Auctify with a 7-day free trial and no credit card. |
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| Company | Auctify B.V., Enschede, the Netherlands (EU), Chamber of Commerce no. 92337139. Auction software since 2015; 4,000+ customers across Easy.Auction and Auctify. |
| Domain and hosting | Your own domain, with hosting and SSL included. A “Powered by Easy.Auction” notice on the StartUp package only. |
| Payments | PayPal, Stripe, Mollie, Square and Authorize.net. |
| Auction formats | Timed auctions with a chosen end time, fixed-price and Buy Now listings, reserve prices, absentee (automatic) bidding and anti-sniping. Procurement reverse auctions on the Business and Enterprise packages. |
| Sellers | Single-seller mode, or multi-seller mode where members list their own items and the owner may charge them a commission or listing fees. |
| Languages | Site text translatable into any language. Auctify, the successor, has 20 languages built in. |
| Track record | Rated 4.5/5 on Capterra from 64 reviews. More than 3 million auctions held for customers in 35+ countries. |
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“I am with limited computer skills, yet they enabled me to set my auction site up within hours and I was up and running. My customers praise it for ease of use. People that use it like it, more business for me!” -Eden, site owner
