St. John's Cookstown and St. Peter's Churchill presents
Our Anglican MarketPlace
Auction Site 2023
But how do I do this??
For some of us, there are still reservations about shopping in crowded malls and stores.
You don't have to, that's what Our Anglican MarketPlace is for! Let's face it, sometimes we can find better things online, and if we can support a great cause at the same time, that's even better!
When we started this, we were trying to find a way to keep some of the traditional bazaar fun AND the fundraising that goes along with it. Now we do it for the fun! It's still a great way to shop AND help your church at the same time! You get to stay inside away from the crowds, and out of the cold, and relax while you scroll through all these treasures. (You might find something you want just for YOU!)
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It's actually pretty easy to do!!
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1. Sit back, relax and scroll through; Christmas, Unique, Everyday or All at
once.
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2. Click on the picture to see more information then choose the item(s)you would like to BID on and use the SKU to identify them for BID.
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3. Using the green BID FORM button at the bottom of the item page, send us an email with
the list of the items that you want (by SKU#) to BID on, along with your corresponding
BID $price. Please keep BID in whole dollars, no partial dollar BIDs.
eg SKU 0000, BID $250.
NOTE: Minimum opening BID is $5.00 unless otherwise specified.
The BID button opens an email from your computer mail program in a new window, you can keep the email open until you are finished looking, then send one email with everything you want to BID on.
If you forgot an item, or find something else after you've sent the email, feel free to BID
again. You can BID as often as you like.
(You don't pay anything now, only if your BID is the winning BID when the action closes on
Sunday, December 3rd at 6:00PM.)
NOTE: If an email form doesn't open when you click the BID button it may be that you do not have an email program on your computer (you may use an online email program?).
If you don't it will take you to another option for logging into your email. In this case you
may choose to log into your online email program or just use the email form found at the
very bottom of the shopping page, or just send a regular email to
4. When we receive your initial BID email, you will shortly after receive an email from us with
your bidder ID number. That BID ID number will not change, it will remain yours for the
auction cycle.
We won't post your name on the site.
When we update the item, you will see your BID ID# and your BID$; ID#01:BID $50.
When you visit the site again you may see that the BID # and $ on the item you wanted
has changed. You now need to send us a new BID; just like you would re-BID at a regular
auction. If you don't BID again, someone else will win!
That's part of the fun; you are going to be bidding against someone else that wants that
item...kind of like the Cabbage Patch Dolls in the 80's (there is only one and you want it)!
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5. All BID emails are time-stamped.
If we receive two exact BIDs for the same item two minutes apart, the first one received will
be listed. If we receive two different BIDs for the same item, the highest BID is always
listed. In this case, if yours is lower, your BID won't be listed.
Check back often and right up to closing on December 11th at 6:00PM EST! You want to
keep an eye on your BID so you can BID again to make sure yours is thee winning BID!
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6. Also, you will want to keep checking back to see the new items that may be added from time
to time (baking!!) or to look at something you saw the first time and didn't bid on)! New
items may be added the first few days after going live on November 27th. If new items are
added they will be identified on the site by the word NEW beside their SKU#.
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7. When the site closes at 6:00PM EST on December 3rd, if your BID was the final one, you
will be notified shortly after to confirm and arrange payment and pick-up details.
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8. You will have the option of EFT payment (preferred) prior to pick-up, or cheque/cash
at pick-up time.
If you have any questions, or need more information on something,
please use the email form below to contact us.
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