How to set up Dynamic Bid Increments
This guide shows you how to set up Dynamic Bid Increments, which lets Handbid raise an item’s bid increment automatically as its price climbs — instead of you editing increments by hand mid-auction.
A $10 increment makes sense on a $100 item. On a $5,000 item it doesn’t. Dynamic Bid Increments handles that for you.
How it works
Section titled “How it works”You build a table of price ranges and the increment that applies to each one. As bidding pushes an item’s price into the next range, Handbid switches to that range’s increment automatically.
| From | To | Increment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100 | 10 |
| 101 | 500 | 25 |
| 501 | 1000 | 50 |
| 1001 | and above | 100 |
With the table above, an item at $80 takes $10 bids. Once it passes $100, bids go up in $25 steps. Past $500, $50. Past $1,000, $100.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- Dynamic Bid Increments enabled on your organization’s contract.
- Manager access to the auction.
- Set this up before bidding opens, so increments are consistent for every bidder.
1. Open Auction Settings
Section titled “1. Open Auction Settings”In the Auction Manager, select the Auction Settings gear icon next to the auction name.
2. Go to the Bidders tab
Section titled “2. Go to the Bidders tab”Select the Bidders tab.
3. Enable the feature
Section titled “3. Enable the feature”Check Enable Dynamic Bid Increments. The increment table appears.
4. Build your table
Section titled “4. Build your table”Add a row for each price range:
- From — the bottom of the range. On each new row this fills in automatically as the previous row’s To value plus one, so there are no gaps.
- To — the top of the range.
- Increment — the bid increment that applies inside this range.
Add as many rows as you need. Make the last row your open-ended one — set its upper bound high enough to cover anything an item could reach, so every price has an increment.
5. Save
Section titled “5. Save”Select Update to save the auction settings.
Verify it worked
Section titled “Verify it worked”Open an item in the auction and check the bid amount Handbid suggests. It should match the increment for that item’s current price range. Place a test bid that pushes the item past a threshold and confirm the next suggested bid uses the higher increment.
Common issues
Section titled “Common issues”- You don’t see Enable Dynamic Bid Increments — the feature isn’t enabled on your contract. Contact your CSM.
- An item’s increment isn’t changing — check that the item’s current price actually crossed into the next range, and that no gap exists between your rows.
- Increments look wrong at the top end — your last row’s upper bound is probably too low. Raise it so high-value items are still covered.