Both items can be set up with standard price and quantity available, but are purchased and managed in different ways. Add-on prices can also be edited, where Buy Now only item prices are fixed.
Buy Now Only items
These items can be listed on the auction webpage and are "for sale." This is used for selling multiple items that have a fixed price and no bidding needs to occur.
Buy Now Only items can only be selected (purchased) from the auction webpage. They cannot be entered from the Auctions grid.
Buy Now Only items are set up like auction items via the Auction Set Up tab. Do not enter a Starting Bid or Bid Increment amount. Check Buy Now Only and enter the Buy Now Price and Quantity available.
Add-On items
These items are only available internally to DonorView users in Workspace > Auctions > Auctions and are entered exclusively through the desktop version of the software. Add-on items are set up with the Auction page in the Auction Set Up tab.
Add-ons prices can be edited when recording the transaction. So if you have variable price items that are not going to bid on, you can make them add-ons. Typical add-ons are things like raffle tickets, 50-50 raffle, game tickets, or wine pull chances.
To record an add-on purchase for a bidder, click on the Purchase Add-On Item link at the top of the Auctions grid.
The add-on purchase can be entered as Pay Later, allowing all of the add-ons to be entered first before processing payments. This will also allow you to do a single check out for each guest including any auction items, add-ons, and paddle raises in a single transaction. When recording a pay later add-on transaction, check the Suppress the Thank You Email box to wait to send confirmations until the payment has been processed.
On the Auction page wizard's Auction Settings step, Default To Pay Later For Addon Item(s) Purchases? can be set to YES to automatically have the field set when entering an add-on purchase.
