Choose a winner manually
By default, Tipo Auction selects the highest bidder as the winner when an auction ends.
In some cases, you may want to manually choose a different winner.
This guide shows you how to manually select a winner and what happens after.
✅ When should you choose a winner manually?
Section titled “✅ When should you choose a winner manually?”You may want to manually choose a winner if:
- You need to remove invalid or test bids
- There is a dispute between bidders
- You stopped an auction early
- You want to override the automatic result
🛠️ Step-by-step: Choose a winner manually
Section titled “🛠️ Step-by-step: Choose a winner manually”1. Open the app > click Auctions > Products
2. From the filter field, search and select the auction product you want to select a winner
Another way: Click Bids of the app > go to the bid list
3. Scroll down to Bid history session, a bidder list will show up > click Select as winner on the same line with the bidder you want
✅ What happens after selecting a winner?
Section titled “✅ What happens after selecting a winner?”Once a winner is selected:
- That customer becomes the official winner
- Only that customer can place an order
- Checkout access is enabled for the winner
- Other bidders lose purchase access
The winner can now complete payment within the allowed time.
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