Recommended Late Payment Protocol

When processing payments for your auction, we recommend following the below timeline. 

Timeline

Seller Action

Auction Day

  • Automated payment request emails is sent to the winning bidders.
  • The 'Sales' tab within the auction will begin to populate with orders as bidders complete their payments. 

Day 2

  • Export the 'Lot Listing Page' and crosscheck against the 'Sales' tab to see which of the winning bidders have completed payment.
  • Send a 'Polite Payment Reminder' email to the winning bidders who have yet to complete payment. 

Day 4

  • Send a 'Late Payment Reminder' email.

Day 6

  • Call the buyer to confirm they have received your emails. If there is no phone number, try sending another email to check they have received the payment request. 

Day 8

  • Send a legal 'Overdue Payment' email with a 48 hour deadline to pay. 

Day 10

  • If still no payment, inform the user the sale has been cancelled.  
  • Contact the underbidder to make the purchase at their bid value.