How do I register to bid?
Only registered bidders over the age of 18 can participate in our online auctions. To register, select the Register link displayed on any of the auction pages. Enter your contact information. When you submit the form a message will appear to give you instructions on how to submit your information to verify your account. You will also need to review and agree to the User Agreement.
How do I get my bidding number to bid?
After you have registered online, we will send your bidding number via email and you will be activated to bid. Please remember your password and bid number and keep in a secure place.
How do I bid?
When the bidding for the CPS Online Auction is open, you will have the opportunity to enter your bid and your maximum bid for each item. Enter your bidding number and password at the bottom of the screen to submit the bid(s).
What is a Maximum Bid?
A Maximum Bid is the highest dollar amount you are willing to pay for an item. Here is an example of using the Maximum Bid feature. If you enter a Maximum Bid the system will automatically bid on your behalf up to your Maximum Bid amount. For example, let's assume that you enter a bid of $200 on a gilt and Maximum Bid of $400. If no other bids are placed on that item you will be the winner at your $200 bid. If another bidder places a bid of $225 on the item you will now be winning at $225 plus 1 increment level, $225 + $25 = $250. Your Maximum Bid is completely confidential and not revealed to the Public or viewed by anyone other than you when selecting this feature.
May I raise my Maximum Bid?
Yes, but if you are the current high bidder, you will have to raise your bid by one bid increment.
What is a Bid Increment?
Just as in a live auction, the bid increment is the minimum dollar amount that the bid must be raised. You can bid higher than the minimum bid, or you may enter a Maximum Bid, but you may not bid in denominations less than the set Bid Increment.
What is Auto-extend time?
The auto-extend time feature will leave the bidding open for any item that has received a bid within the last 5 minutes, even if the original ending time has been reached.
How does the auction end?
Each auction has a posted end date and time. However, we use an auto-extend feature. With this feature the bidding will remain open on any item that has received a bid within the last 5 minutes. Once 5 minutes has lapsed without any bidding activity the bidding on the item will be closed. If there is more than one item in an auction the auction will have staggered ending times. The first item will close at 8 PM. Each item will close one minute after the previous. For example: Lot 1 closes at 8 PM, Lot 2 closes at 8:01 PM, Lot 3 closes at 8:02 PM, etc, unless they go into extended bidding, while Lot 1 is still extended bidding. This scenario applies to all lots.
How do I know I won?
If you are the high bidder, the system will send you an email when the auction ends. You will also receive an invoice for the animals you have purchased.
How can I make sure I am seeing the most current bidding information on the screen?
During the bidding process you will need to refresh you page to ensure you are viewing the most current bidding screen.
If I win, how and when do I pay?
When you win the bid on a lot, you will receive an email that will give you complete details of your purchase and what acceptible payment options are available. Current accepted forms of payment are Visa, MasterCard and Discove
If you account remains unpaid for 10 days, you will be removed from being able to bid on any of our future auctions or auctions we sponsor.
Please do not send cash via US Mail!
How do I find out more about a posted item?
Each auction is sponsored by CPS through Dan Naughton but each breeder should be contacted to answer specific questions about each lot. Breeder contact information can be found on the auction details page.