Auction Factory is an unique Joomla! extension that allows to create a professional auction website.

Site developers can unleash the power of a fully fledged Auction script, as well as taking advantage of Joomla!'s unmatched versatility.

The component supports all common auction types, which can be enabled or disabled from back end - Public Auctions, Private Auctions (Sealed Envelope), Buy-it-Now Auctions all including Proxy Bidding (Automatic Bidding). Winner selection can be done automatically (best bid wins) or manually (by the auctioneer).

In order to test most of the features offered by our component you can visit our Auction Factory demo website. 

	Custom Fields Custom Fields that are publishable in any product template  Multiple field types (Checkbox, Image, Text input, Radio button, etc.) Displayed on 9 different pages on the default product template and ability to set category filter Used for auctions and user profiles Each custom field can be set as searchable, rendering it available in advanced search
	Layout & Themes Fully customizable template system Default responsive template  Fully customizable CSS Smarty based templates allowing even more flexibility
	Monetize Payment items: Pay per listing, Pay per bid, Pay per contact, Pay for featured auctions Commissions (seller and/or buyer can be charged)  Different category pricing for certain payment items Preferential pricing for powersellers and verified users
	Key Features All common auction types: Public Auctions, Private Auctions (Sealed Envelope), Buy-it-Now Auctions Proxy Bidding (Automatic Bidding) Manual and Automatic auctions (manual auction allows the seller to choose a winner, even they specify a lower bid than the best) Reserve price Price suggestion for Buy-it-Now only auctions Auto extend auction if a bid is added on a set amount of time or if no bids at all  Availability options Featured auctions Picture upload and image gallery for auctions  Messaging system for sellers and bidders Ratings & reviews system Watchlist (auctions, categories and subcategories) Blacklist (sellers can block access to their auctions to certain bidders) Admin definable currency Automatic currency exchange rates using Yahoo conversion Multiple shipping prices Auto-increments (a minimum bid increment range is available, depending on the current auction value) Republish auctions (relisting)
	Standards Multi-language support, UTF-8 support, comes default with English INI language files  SEO/SEF friendly Default integration with Joomla! user profile, allowing a single login for Joomla! and component Easy transition to RTL by editing the product templates Simple installation, configuration and updating process
	User Profile  Configurable account details, including a PayPal address for payments between bidders and sellers Default settings for adding new auctions Displays received messages and ratings Account balance and payments history Personalized fields
	Categories Unlimited categories and subcategories levels Custom fields availability on specific categories Different category pricing for certain payment items Add categories to watchlist Quick add function to add multiple categories and subcategories at once
	Main Settings Enable and set the ACL (Access Control List)  Set number of auctions per page Maximum number of tags allowed Blacklist option available for sellers Enable/disable messages between bidders and sellers Allow guest messages Customizable Workflow (one step posting, where the auction information is entered on one page or a two-steps posting, which will require users to set the category first and the rest of the details afterwards) Admin approval of every listing Restrict certain auction types Enable and set price suggestion Minimum increase settings Import from CSV (Bulk-import) also available for site users Display seller details for winner or public Enable auto extend option Define availability periods for auctions Set up shipping prices for multiple zones Define the maximum size of the uploaded images or if a main image is required Enable and set up ReCaptcha
	Search  Advanced auction search using various criteria: title, category, time range, price range etc. Searchable custom fields Quick search and price range search modules
	Payments Gateways Several Payment Gateways supported for payments towards the site: Paypal, Moneybookers/Skrill, 2Checkout, Sagepay, SagePayments, Authorize.Net, Bank-transfers API available for integration of 3rd party payment gateways for payments towards the site  Payments between users using a PayPal address field provided by the component
	Modules & Plugins Quick search and price range search modules 2 category navigation modules Modules that display latest, popular, most valuable, random, featured, ending soon auctions (multiple instances module) Suggestions module (displays suggestions related to the latest user bids) Quick rate module Tag cloud module
	3rd Party Integrations Community Builder integration including a 7 plugins pack ReCaptcha Facebook "Like" button available on the auction details page and user profile Love Factory user profile
	Notifications Over 40 Email notifications for all important events to users and administrators Customizable email templates
	Backend Management Actions: create new auctions and edit existing ones, deal with reports, send notifications, etc. Import auctions from CSV Export auctions to XLS Backup auctions and their images Overview bid history, as well as ratings & reviews Set debtors constraints

For detailed information - check Auction Factory product page or contact us with your questions. 

* The current revision is based on product ver. AF 4.3.7.