Register via text

1. Text “VFCartauction” to 76278.
2. Follow the prompts from the texts received.
3. Once registered, click the blue link within the Welcome Text to access the campaign.

Register via the Home page registration button

1. Visit the event website address VFCartauction.givesmart.com
2. Click ‘Register to Participate’.
3. Create an Account.
4. Accept the page’s Terms and Conditions.
5. Check the ‘Text Messages’ box (for bids, purchases, and event announcements).
6. Click ‘Create my GiveSmart Account’.
7. Click ‘Ok’ within the All Set Message to complete Registration.

Follow our step-by-step guide on what to expect when you bid in an online-only auction.

1. Go to VFCartauction.givesmart.com
2. Choose ‘Create Account’ or ‘Login’

Once you have registered, you will receive a welcome text message linking you to the items where you can browse, bid, or buy.

1. Click on the Blue link in the Welcome text to be directed to the Items page.
2. View items by category or search by item number or name.
3. Click the item of interest to view the description as well as the current bid and or price.
4. The system will auto-populate the bid amount based on the set increment for the item.
5. Choose to bid at the set amount or higher.
6. Click ‘Bid’.

Allow the system to automatically bid up to a designated amount for you. The system will bid incrementally up to the amount designated should someone else bid against you. If no one bids against your auto bid, the price remains the same.

1. Click the item of interest.
2. Click the ‘Auto Bid’ tab
3. Enter the maximum amount you would like to bid
4. Click ‘Bid’.

Note: When two bids are placed for the same amount, the bid placed first wins. Timestamps are set when the initial bid is placed. For auto bids, this is based on when the maximum was set, not when the system prompted the bid to win.

Users are unable to change bids after submissions, however, if you need assistance please contact eharnisch@mednet.ucla.edu

If you are outbid, then you will receive a text message that states “You’ve been outbid on ITEM NAME, ITEM NUMBER, Reply ‘ITEM# AMOUNT’ to increase your bid to AMOUNT or visit PERSONAL BIDDING LINK. ”

If you would like, you can text back a bid amount or return to the item and place a bid until it is closed.

After the auction is closed and reconciled, we will send an email or text message to the winner with a payment link for the item.

If you are outbid, you will get a message that you have been outbid. It will also be visible on the ‘My Activity’ page that you have not won the item you bid on.

There is no guaranteed way to ensure you will win, but the auto-bid feature will help you stay on top of the highest bid. By entering the maximum amount you are willing to pay for an item, the system will automatically place bids for you in the minimum increments up to that amount.

Within the ‘My Activity’ button in the Items section, you can see all items you have marked as your favorites or that you have made bids on.

If you are actively winning, a banner will appear to show that you are in the lead. Additionally, you will be alerted when you are outbid on an item.

Select items will be available for direct purchase at a set price, bypassing the bidding process. In this case, the listing will have a ‘Buy Now’ tab next to the bidding tab, and the auto-bid feature will be disabled.

Once someone purchases the item through ‘Buy Now’, bidding is no longer an option and that sale will close immediately.

We are using an “anti-snipe” feature to make sure everyone has a fair chance to win. Here’s how it works:

If someone places a bid during the final 90 seconds before the auction closes, the auction will automatically be extended by another 90 seconds from the time of that bid.

For example, since the auction is set to end at 6:00:00 p.m. if someone bids at 5:58:45 p.m., the auction will be extended and will now end at 6:00:15 p.m.

This process will keep repeating — adding 90 seconds each time someone bids in the final 90 seconds — until no new bids are placed during that time.