Email & SMS Bid Alerts
Outbid, winning and closing-soon alerts delivered by email and SMS to keep bidders engaged.
What this covers
Engaged bidders bid more. We set up transactional email and SMS alerts for outbid notices, winning confirmations and closing-soon reminders, all tied to auction events.
What's included
- Outbid, winning and won notifications
- Closing-soon reminders on watched lots
- Email + SMS provider integration and templates
- Per-user notification preferences
- Delivery logging and failure handling
What you'll be able to do
The practical outcomes this workstream delivers once it is live on your platform.
Bidders come back the moment they are outbid.
Winners get instant confirmation by email and SMS.
Watched lots trigger closing-soon reminders automatically.
One workstream in a complete build
This service never ships alone — it is configured, tested and assembled with the rest into a single launch-ready platform.
You brief us
Share your catalog, rules and payment terms on the order page after checkout.
We configure & test
We set this workstream up alongside the others and verify it before handover.
You launch
It arrives as part of your live site, with documentation and a Loom walkthrough.
Questions about this service
Both transactional email and SMS, wired to auction events like outbid, winning and closing-soon.
Yes — each user gets notification preferences so they only receive the alerts they want.
Yes — alerts send through your own email and SMS providers. We integrate them and build the templates around your brand.
Email bid alerts are included from the Starter plan; SMS alerts are added from the Standard plan upward.
Outbid, winning, won and closing-soon events — each mapped to the right channel and template during setup.
Have a different question? Contact our team.
The rest of the build
Auction Platform & Plugin Setup
A production-ready auction platform installed, themed and configured around your catalog and rules.
Bid Engine & Anti-Sniping Rules
Bid increments, proxy bidding and anti-sniping extensions tuned so every auction closes fairly.
Stripe Escrow Payment Integration
Funds held securely on Stripe and released on fulfilment — buyers and sellers both protected.
Ready to launch your live auction site?
Choose a plan, share your catalog and rules, and we handle the build end to end.
One-time purchase · 30-day money-back guarantee · No subscriptions