AuctionRPM includes clerking screens that are optimized for both pre-lotted as well as non-lotted bid entry (see below).

Schedule An Auction Menu

Scheduling your auction is simple. Enter the name, location and dates on the ‘General Information’ tab. Then, on the ‘Details’ tab, enter any taxes and payment types (‘cash’/’check’/’credit card’/ etc.). That’s all there is to it. On this screen, you may add general auction expenses, set up mailing lists/labels by associating inventory categories with auction bidders.

For more details on how to create mailing labels and lists, please see the ‘Mailing Labels’ tutorial located in ‘Tips & Tricks”, available from the main screen of this website.

Pre-Lotted Auction - Bid Entry

Clerking (entering of winning bid information) is generally performed on one of two clerking screens, each optimized for the type of entry, be it ‘pre-lotted’ (lots have been previously entered into the system), or ‘non-lotted’ (on-the-fly data entry).

Lots may be combined, split, cloned, added, and, if desired, displayed on a separate monitor for your customers' benefit (and added profits for you)!

You may sell in lot order without a mouse by using either <tab> or <enter>. The 'Bid Quick Entry' facility streamlines selling out of lot order

Non-Lotted Auction - Bid Entry

If you sell 'on-the-fly', the non-lotted bid entry screen is optimized for you. Automatic lot numbering, simple recording of 'choice' sales, and many more features are found on this screen.

Download a 30-day free trial of AuctionRPM from the ‘downloads’ section of this website and discover how well the bid entry screens perform!

Inventory Master

The inventory master is typically used if you have the type of business where you accept inventory to be sold on consignment and you do not know which auction will be used to sell such items. Inventory entered in this screen is made available in the 'Add/Edit Lots' screen wherein it can be assigned to an auction.

Image Capture

As with many features in AuctionRPM, there are many ways that you can record images of the inventory. One way is to use the 'Images' tab in the inventory master screen. As can be seen here, you simply click on the 'Capture Image' button and select the images to be associated with the current item.

Images can then be displayed in many places. For instance, they can be projected up onto the wall 10 feet tall through the use of the 'Audience Lot View' screen. They can be exported to various services such as Proxibid, Live Auctioneers, Bid Spotter, etc. These images can also be included in the website catalogs that AuctionRPM can automatically produce for you.

Auctioneer Master Screen

There isn't an auctioneer alive that wants to mess with a keyboard and and mouse during the auction, and yet there is a lot of information that the auctioneer needs to know! To meet this need, the Auctioneer Master Screen has been designed to be used with a touch screen. Now, the the auctioneer can control the projector and even get critical information on each item by just tapping on the screen itself!

Create Invoice

Every auction has its buyers (hopefully!) and so every auction will have its invoices. Invoicing in AuctionRPM is designed to provide the maximum of functionality and is designed to give you the best flexibility in terms of charging for extra expenses associated with the sale of inventory (such as doc fees and title fees when a vehicle is sold), or in the application and/or waiving of taxes and buyer premiums.

When necessary the invoicing system will verify that proper tax id paperwork is on file and will print out the invoice itself, as well as optional additional forms such as the gate release or the inventory image summary for items on the current invoice.