Do bidders have to enter their payment information every time they make a bid?

Once a bidder submits a bid on an item in on an auction form, their payment method is saved for future payments on that form. To place a new bid, they can return to the form through the link emailed to them and enter their next bid amount only - no contact information, answers to questions or payment method entry is required. 

When a bidder is outbid, they receive an email notifying them that they have been outbid on the item. That email includes a private link to return to the form to place a new bid. This link should not be shared with anyone else. 

Every time they visit the auction form from that link, they will land on their personal bidder's view. There, they will see the items they have bid on listed at the top and items they have not bid on yet.

Here is an example: 

When they have been outbid, the page will update to show them the new highest bid: 

When they place a new bid, they will only have to enter the amount and confirm the bid amount: 

They will only be charged if they are the highest bidder on the items they have placed bids on. They will receive emails informing them of whether or not they won the items they bid on.

Bidders can also set a maximum bid to enable auto-bidding. When auto-bidding is active, Zeffy automatically places bids on the bidder's behalf up to their maximum limit, so they do not need to return to the form every time they are outbid. 

Feature Request: Text notifications

Currently, bidders are notified via email when they have been outbid. While text notifications are not available at this time, we are committed to enhancing your experience, and our development team is actively working on improvements to the platform. We release new features weekly to better meet your needs. Upvote this request here to get notified if this feature is released by our team.