How listings are ranked
BidIt is required to explain the main parameters that determine the order listings appear in, and why they matter relative to each other. The short version: the buyer picks the order, and sellers cannot buy their way up it.
Ranking parameters
Newest first (default)
The time the listing was published, most recent first.
Why it matters: The default is chronological because it is the only order no seller can influence. Nothing a seller pays for, and no measure of their past performance, changes it.
Ending soon
The auction's end time, soonest first. Listings without an end time come last.
Why it matters: Chosen by the buyer when they want to bid before a deadline; it reflects the clock only.
Most bids
The number of accepted bids on the auction, highest first.
Why it matters: A count of real bidding activity. It can be affected by how interesting an item is, which is the point, but not by anything paid or granted.
Price: low to high
The effective price — the Buy Now price, or the current auction price.
Why it matters: A direct sort on the figure the buyer would pay.
Price: high to low
The same effective price, descending.
Why it matters: The inverse of the above; offered because high-value single cards are often browsed deliberately.
Paid placement
No seller can pay to rank higher. BidIt sells no advertising, promoted listings or paid placement of any kind, and no fee paid by a seller affects where their items appear. No seller can pay BidIt to obtain a higher position, featured position or preferential ranking.
BidIt's own listings
BidIt does not sell on its own marketplace, so there is nothing of its own to favour.
The home page and search
The home page shows a few small curated rows — auctions ending soon, auctions with the most bids, and the newest listings — each using exactly the sorts described above. Featured sellers are ordered by all-time completed sales (a lifetime count that is never reset or limited to a recent period), and where two sellers have made the same number of sales, by average rating and then alphabetically by username. Live shows are ordered by current viewer count, and where two shows have the same number of viewers, the show that started most recently comes first.
A text search filters listings by title before the chosen sort is applied; the search terms do not otherwise re-order results.
If something changes
Changes to the Seller Terms
Business sellers are told at least 15 days before a change to the Seller Terms takes effect, by email and in-app. During that period the existing terms still apply, and a seller who disagrees can close their seller account before the change binds them.
Restrictions and account closure
Any restriction BidIt places on a seller comes with a written statement of the specific reasons for it — never a generic reference to the rules. Where BidIt closes a business seller's account, that is announced at least 30 days before it takes effect and the account keeps trading in the meantime. The exceptions are narrow and have to be stated at the time: a legal obligation that leaves no choice, or repeated breaches of the Seller Terms.
Challenging a decision
Every restriction BidIt applies to an account or listing comes with a written statement of reasons, and each one can be challenged from the seller's dashboard at no cost. A human reviews the challenge; the outcome and its reasoning are recorded against the original decision.
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