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# Bidding Process

**If an Auction Listing is scheduled, you can bid on it as soon as it goes live.** 

* You can’t bid less than the auctioneer-set starting bid, than you already bid, or others bid.
* The minimum increment is determined based on the lot’s starting bid set.

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