Dropsales

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Dropsales allow you to buy discounted items immediately, without having to wait for an auction to finish. Each Dropsale has a retail price, at which you can buy the item like in any online shop. Even better, you can click GoBid to uncover the Dropped Price which allows you to buy at a lower and falling price!

When you click GoBid, you use up a Bid or Bonusbid and the Dropped Price appears to you for a short time - you can choose to buy the item at that price! Act quickly, as after a short time, the Dropped Price is covered up again.

Every time you or anyone else uses a Bid to uncover the Dropped Price, it will drop further. The Dropsale only ends when you or someone decides the price has dropped far enough and buys the item!

If you only have BonusBids left in your account, you can still uncover the Dropped Price and buy the item, but you will not be making the price drop any further.

Remember - the Dropped Price is guaranteed to be lower than the retail price. The more people have viewed it, the lower it gets. But beware - if it gets too low, someone will buy the item, so it's worth checking back often!

For a step-by-step visual guide to Dropsales, please consult our visual guides on Dropsales.