Seller's Guide

The following will take you step-by-step through the process of listing and selling your item(s) on TDTebid.com.

1) Register with the site

In order to place items on the site, you must be a registered patron. Visit the registration page to become a patron. You will be sent a confirmation email once the form is completed.

2) Create a listing

The first step after registration is preparing your item(s) for posting on the site. You can visit your Preview Area within the My eBid pages to start posting items. You will be asked to provide some information about each item. All item postings are completely free. If you decide to include Optional Services to enhance your listings, those fees will be added to the Final Value fee at the end of the auction. After you have created your item(s) they will appear in your preview area until you are ready to submit them into the auction. You can post as many items at a time as you like.

3) Post your listing

When you are ready to submit your item(s) to the online auction, visit your Preview Area and click on the Check Out Now button. If you chose to put a Classified ad in the paper, you will see the total amount you owe to post the items. Otherwise, the items will be submitted to the auction administrator for review and then shown on the site.

4) Manage your auction

Each item will have a life span of 7 days on the site for patrons to bid on it. During this time your item(s) will show up on your My eBid pages under "Site Activity". You will be able to view bidding activity as well as other information about each item while it is live on the site. You are also able to edit certain pieces of information about your items by clicking on the name.

5) End of auction

Once the 7 days has ended a number of things may happen. If your item did not have any bids meeting your initial reserve amount, then you will be sent an email informing you of the status. If your item did have a winning bidder, you will be sent an email containing instructions on making your Final Value payment. After you have made your payment both the buyer and seller will receive each others contact information to complete the item transaction. The Temple Daily Telegram is only liable for this exchange of information.

6) Make payments

There are only two types of payments you make make while using the site. The first is a Print fee charged when you would like to include your items in the Temple Daily Telegram newsaper. This payment must be made prior to posting the items on the site as an up-front fee and are non-refundable. The second type of payment is the Final Value Fee, charged if an item has resulted in a winning bid after 7 days. This fee is calculated by taking a percentage of the winning bid plus any optional services you chose to run with each sold item. You will be prompted to make this payment after your auction has ended and before you receive the sellers contact information.

7) Leave Feedback

Once the final transaction has taken place, we encourage you to leave feedback about your experience with the seller. To do this visit you My eBid page and leave your response for that item.