Auction FAQs
How to Register
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Click on the Register to Start Bidding button the homepage of this website.
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Create an account. Please note a mailing address and email are required to participate in the online auction.
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Under Ticket Details, select your notification preferences to receive updates on the auction and bidding activity.
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Review your information and complete registration. Next, select Set Up Bidding.
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Click on Set Up Account to Bid.
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Add your payment method. This is required to participate in the online auction.
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Your account is now set up! Visit your profile to view your bidding and purchase activity or change your payment method and notification preferences.
How To Bid
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Click on the Items tab to view all available auction items.
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Select on the item of interest to view the description and the current bid.
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Click the Place Bid button. This auction has Max Bids enabled, allowing the system to auto bid in increments to a maximum amount determined by the bidder.
Example: An item has a bid increment of $5, and the highest bid is $10. John places a bid of $50. John is now the winning bidder at $15, setting the highest bid at $15. If someone else bids on the item, the system will continue to auto-bid for John until his max bid of $50 is reached. -
Be sure to check your notifications to keep track of your bidding status! You can also check your status in your profile, which you can access by clicking on your name in the top right corner of the webpage.
How to Checkout
When you win an auction item, you will receive a text message after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10th congratulating you on your win! To pay, please visit your profile and click Pay Balance to check out. Any outstanding balances as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11th will automatically be charged to the card on file.
Once you’ve submitted a payment, you’ll see a link to View Receipts. Your receipts will also be emailed to the email address associated with your auction account.
All items will be delivered to the address on file, so please ensure its accuracy. Items to be shipped to Connecticut addresses will be shipped on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Items to be shipped outside of Connecticut will be shipped by Friday, September 13, 2024. Certain gifts within a 30 mile radius of Milford, CT might be delivered to your home by a member of the Center for Family Justice Auction Committee.
Speaking of Women Online Auction Rules
Please read the following carefully before participating in our online auction. We appreciate your cooperation.
- All winning bids are final. Winners will be notified by text immediately after the auction closes on September 10, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
- There will be no exchange or refund on items unless otherwise specified.
- Payments not completed by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11 will be automatically charged to the card on file.
- All items will be delivered to the address on file, so please ensure its accuracy. Items to be shipped to Connecticut addresses will be shipped on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Items to be shipped outside of Connecticut will be shipped by Friday, September 13, 2024.
- The Center for Family Justice (CFJ) is not responsible for replacing gift certificates or gift cards lost after pick up or delivery.
- Unless otherwise stated, gift certificates exclude alcohol, tax and gratuity.
- CFJ is under no obligation to extend, modify or change items or restrictions on item certificates. Please pay careful attention to all conditions, restrictions and expiration dates on items and services.
- Dates for all trips and similar events must be mutually arranged with the donor.
- All gift card usage is the responsibility of the buyer.
- Although the gift card and amount is currently valid, CFJ cannot be held responsible for unused gift cards at businesses that may cease to operate prior to the expiration date.
- CFJ has endeavored to catalogue and describe the auction items correctly, but all items are sold "as is."
- No statements contained in the program or made orally at the sale or elsewhere shall be deemed a warranty, representation or assumption of liability.
- CFJ reserves the right to withdraw any item from sale.
- Items depicted are for illustration purposes and may not be actual auction items.
THANK YOU!
Have a question that isn't covered?
Please reach out to Lauren Cicchetti at lcicchetti@centerforfamilyjustice.org or 203-993-8135 for assistance.