# Auction functionality ###### tags: `user_role` ## Auction structure * Buyer can make a bid * Auction finished once time of auction finished * Each participant need to make small deposit to enter auction * All participants receive the notification if * Someone make biggest bid * Auction finished * Participant win the auction * Auction cancelled * Participant loose the auction * All managers and admins receive the notification if * Auction started * Auction finished * Result of auction * Auction cancelled * Auction owner can edit auction * To edit auction, the auction should be cancelled first * To create auction, need to create cpecial new type of product * Buy now product can not be changed to auction * No one can see current actual bid of another user, everyone see next minimum bid. * Once auction was won by user, the user will be immediately charged for full price of auction except of minimum deposit that user was charged once he enter auction. * Each user who loose the auction shpuld be refunded with minimum deposit amount. * The minimum deposit calculated automatically as % from first minimum bid. * The % of deposit can be set by admin for whole system