Make sure you have already signed up and are signed in. If you still can’t get your bid in please call us immediately. We are always available during the end of auctions. Usually, if a bid won’t go through it is because you have matched someone else’s bid and will need to raise the amount by at least $1. The site will notify you if this happens but sometimes users won’t notice the notification.
If prior arrangements with the seller are not made, payment is expected the next business day. Shipping is expected to be the buyer's responsibility unless prior arrangements are made with the seller.
Don’t wait till the last few minutes to place your bid. Any amount larger than the minimum amount entered will keep you the top bidder up to that amount. Take advantage of automatic bidding. It's a good idea to refresh your browser often if you are a last-minute bidder. Don't hesitate to call us if you have worries about not winning the horse you want.
Go to the horse's page you have an auto bid on and click on the words “More Details”
Thehorsebay is located in Southwest Missouri. However, we list horses from all locations
It is the lowest amount a seller is willing to take for their horse. If you go to the horse’s page and click on “More Details” you can see if the reserve price has been met.
It will be at the top of each auction page. You’ll have to click on the photo of the horse you’re interested in first.
Example: Horse is at $5,000. User 1 enters a max about bid for $10,000. Which puts the horse at $5200. User 2 also enters in a max amount bid of $10,000. User 2 gets an on screen notification that another user has already entered a $10,000 proxy bid, please choose a different amount. User 2 enters $10,001 instead. Bid is accepted.
Example: Horse is at $5000. User 1 enters $10,000. Which displays user 1 as the top bidder at $5,200. User 2 enters $10,001. This will display the $10,000 proxy bid entered by user 1 above user 1’s previous bid of $5200 and display the bid made by user 2 above both of user 2’s bids of $5200 and $10,000 which makes it looks like user 1 is bidding against themselves because of how it is displayed but it is impossible to bid against yourself. If you try to bid against yourself it will only raise your autobid. Some refer to it as a proxy bid or ceiling amount. Anything you enter above the minimum amount required to enter is considered an auto bid.