Featured Auctions is HiBid's advertising event for sellers: an auction for a promotional "Featured" spot, giving your auction extra visibility for a week. All spot types below are part of the same weekly auction.
Spot Types
In-state spots (3 per state) — sellers based in that state.
Guest spots (3 per state) — out-of-state sellers.
HiBid spots (3 total) — site-wide, covering all of HiBid.
Featured lot — a single lot gets featured placement.
Custom emails (3/week) — sent Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, each featuring one auction of the seller's choice.
How to Bid
Go to featured.hibid.com.
Register if you haven't already — same as any other HiBid auction.
Choose the spot you want and enter your maximum bid.
Bidding closes every Monday at 12 PM CT — if you win, your spot goes live the following week.
Set your maximum bid, and HiBid's system bids on your behalf — you're only charged up to what it takes to win.
What You Get
Depending on the spot you win: placement on the HiBid homepage, a state page, or category search results; a featured lot; or inclusion in one of the three weekly custom emails.
Adding an Image to Your Featured Auction Spot
Once you've won a bid on a Featured Auction Spot, you'll need to provide an image for your promotional placement.
Recommended image size
Use a square image with a 1:1 aspect ratio (equal width and height) for the best fit across all Featured placements. Avoid heavily cropped or off-center images, since square cropping may cut off the edges of a wider photo.
How to submit your image
Set the image as the Featured Image for the lot or auction in Auction Flex. See Featured Images in AF360 or Featured Images in AFL/Cloud for how to set it.
Tips for a good Featured image
Use a high-resolution photo — low-resolution images will look blurry when enlarged.
Center your subject, since the image will be cropped to a square.
Avoid text overlays; text near the edges may be cropped out.