Sell via auction or Buy Now, all from one platform, one login, one back office.

Auction Meets Ecommerce — Without the Hassle

Auctioneers used to face three painful ecommerce options:

1. Use an external ecommerce platform (Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce)
2. Pay for custom development to sync stock and users
3. Keep ecommerce and auction workflows completely separate

This meant extra costs, duplicate logins, fractured reporting, and disjointed buyer journeys.

BidHarvest® solves all of this by offering a native ecommerce checkout and Buy Now product workflow, which:

• Sits alongside your auction catalogue
• Uses the same product data structure
• Supports the same user login and My Account interface
• Works out of the box with no integration needed

Unified Account Experience

Buyers use the same login credentials for auctions and ecommerce purchases. From their My Account dashboard, they can:

• Track auction bids and wins
• View Buy Now orders and payments
• Access invoices and receipts separately
• View shipping or collection status across all purchases

This improves buyer experience and reduces admin queries while maintaining clear financial separation between auction payments and fixed-price ecommerce sales.

Works Straight Out of the Box

The ecommerce flow in BidHarvest® includes:

• Stock product creation (linked to lots or managed separately)
• Images, metadata and attributes
• Real-time inventory status
• Instant checkout with Stripe or Opayo

No plugins. No bridging scripts. Just one system, ready to go.

Designed for Dealer Sales, Returns, and Trade Clearance

This is especially valuable for auctioneers who:

• Run dealer-to-dealer stock sales
• Sell retail returns, surplus, or refurbished goods
• Offer ‘Buy Now’ pricing post-auction (if lots don’t meet reserve)
• Run hybrid businesses with mixed sale types

Your team stays in the same admin portal. Your clients stay in the same digital environment. And your business gains a scalable retail sales channel without the usual ecommerce friction.

No PIM/ERP Required

In legacy setups, ecommerce often required:

• A Product Information Management (PIM) system
• Custom ERP integration
• Manual sync processes

With BidHarvest®, those headaches are gone. Our EAV-based attribute system powers both auctions and ecommerce products with the same structured data model, so nothing needs to be re-entered or re-tagged.

Products are enriched, searchable, and schema-ready, just like auction lots.

Why It Matters

In today’s digital environment, auction buyers expect the same fluid ecommerce experience they get from major retail platforms. With BidHarvest®, you meet that expectation without the cost, risk, and inefficiency of a separate ecommerce system.

You’ll increase stock throughput, reduce unsold lots, and offer vendors new sales channels all from the same unified interface.

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