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title: Automating auction payment collection
description: If you want to automate your auction payment collection, simply follow these steps.
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# Automating auction payment collection

## If you want to automate your auction payment collection, simply follow these steps.

- Make sure all your auction items have an **End Date/Time set** 
    - You can do this by going to **All Pages \> ALL Auction Items**
    - **Select all items** using the tick box at the top on the left
    - You will see a option to update the end date. A dialog box will appear, simply set the sate and click save.
- Then go to **Settings**
- Toggle on **‘Automate Auction Payment Collection’**
- The system will then **automatically choose the highest bidders** (the number of highest bidders per item will be determined by the **“Qty of Items Available”** field on your Auction item - e.g. if it says 2, there will be 2 highest bidders chosen for that item) and send out the communication depending on whether you have pre-authorisation on (in which case payments will be collected and the **“Auction Item Winner - Collect Payments”** communication will be sent out) or not (in which case payment links will be sent with the **“Auction Item Winner - Payment Link”** communication) **after the item end time has been surpassed**

You can amend the Communication templates for Auction Item Winners beforehand if you wish to include instructions on how to collect their items, or add a personal touch.

**Automate Auction Close toggle**

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