Use the checklist below to compare Auction Flex to the
other software packages available. Remember that all the software features
listed below are included in Auction Flex's rental/purchase price
because our program is not modularized.
This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of
Auction Flex's features, but rather an overview
of the vast capabilities of our software.
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Auction
Flex |
Other |
| General
Features |
 |
Windows-based |
Yes |
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Modularized (Are important
pieces of the software sold separately?) |
NO |
|
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Inexpensive rental plan available
with no long term commitment (cancel at any time) |
Yes |
|
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Several wireless clerking
solutions (RF modem/laptop and/or wireless handheld) |
Yes |
|
| Purchase
Order System |
|
Track
the cost of purchased inventory without using a consignor
record |
Yes |
|
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Cost by item or set
total by PO |
Yes |
|
| Consignment
Order System |
|
Multiple commission structures supported
Calculate commission by: Each, Invoice Line Item, Consignment
Order
Commission structures include: sliding-scale, incremental, and
fixed, with support for percentage/fixed amount or mixture |
Yes |
|
|
Buyback commission structures supported
Calculate buyback by Each
Buyback structures include: sliding-scale, incremental, and
fixed, with support for percentage/fixed amount or mixture |
Yes |
|
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Tracks payments to
consignors |
Yes |
|
|
Allows for manual adjustments to be made to the
consignment order balance (monies owed to consignor) |
Yes |
|
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True inventory so that
consignments can be easily tracked across multiple auctions |
Yes |
|
| Inventory
System |
|
Unlimited
description length |
Yes |
|
|
Unlimited images per
item |
Yes |
|
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Ability to import both inventory
and images |
Yes |
|
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Advanced Imaging
Capabilities including automatic image optimization, TWAIN
support (allows you to scan an image directly into Auction
Flex), image captions, etc. |
Yes |
|
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Built-in image
editor |
Yes |
|
|
Tax status can be set per
inventory item in case item is always taxable or non-taxable
regardless of the buyer's tax status |
Yes |
|
|
Inventory History
Search |
Yes |
|
| Straight
Sales |
|
Allows you to sell
inventory separate from an auction |
Yes |
|
| Absentee
Bids / Phone Bids |
|
Allows absentee
bidders to specify bid start & bid max |
Yes |
|
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Auctioneer's screen lets auctioneer see highest & second highest bids from the
block |
Yes |
|
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Integrated Web Service
allows you to seamlessly take internet absentee bids on
your website starting today! No lengthy setups, no delays. |
Yes |
|
| Buyers |
|
Buyers' premiums can
be set by auction, as a fixed percentage for the buyer, or as
a relative percentage (for discounts/surcharges) |
Yes |
|
|
Track
deposits and apply to invoices or return to buyer |
Yes |
|
|
Print bid
cards or bid card labels at check-in with buyer's name |
Yes |
|
|
Imaging capabilities
provide ability to take a picture of the buyer or scan a
driver's license or other form of identification |
Yes |
|
| Auctions |
|
Provides capability for lot#s
with as many as 8 #s and two letters (not limited to 10,000) |
Yes |
|
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Two letter lot#s
supported (ex: 1aa) |
Yes |
|
|
Auction Presenter for
use with projectors or large televisions to
automatically show the lot currently being auctioned |
Yes |
|
|
Visual tool for lotting
an auction via drag-and-drop |
Yes |
|
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Export auction to HTML, Excel,
Tab-delimited text file, comma-delimited text file, paragraph-style text file, or dBase file |
Yes |
|
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Integrated Web
Service (a seamless solution for posting your auctions to the
internet complete with auction information, web-optimized
images, and internet absentee bidding on your
website) |
Yes |
|
|
Prorate expenses based on specified criteria for auction items
or consignors |
Yes |
|
| Clerking Activity |
|
Easy-to-use data entry screen
that allows you to adjust
the flow of the auction |
Yes |
|
|
Easily split
lots with choice |
Yes |
|
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Easily group
lots including non-sequential grouping |
Yes |
|
|
Clerk auctions on the fly (Non-Lotted auctions)
or from a catalogue |
Yes |
|
|
Mix
pre-lotted & non-lotted modes without changing clerking
screens |
Yes |
|
| Invoicing |
|
Change buyer's premium and tax rates per invoice |
Yes |
|
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Specify tax status by invoice line item (Allows for taxable
items and non-taxable items to be on the same invoice) |
Yes |
|
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Add taxable
or non-taxable charges to an invoice |
Yes |
|
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Unlimited number of receipts per
invoice so that buyer can check-out with any combination of
payments imaginable |
Yes |
|
|
Surcharge/discounts
depending on payment type, including ability to charge the
surcharge/discount on just the amount paid, not the entire
invoice amount |
Yes |
|
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Ability to charge the
surcharge/discount to the buyer or to the consignor |
Yes |
|
| Trust
Accounting |
|
Tracks how much is
owed to your consignors, yourself, & taxes |
Yes |
|
| Mailing
Lists |
|
Advanced builders for building
mailing lists dynamically based on auction attendance,
geography, purchases, etc. |
Yes |
|
|
Export mailing lists and print
mailers or labels directly from the software |
Yes |
|
| E-Mail |
|
E-mail your mailing lists
directly from within the software |
Yes |
|
| Reporting |
|
Advanced reporting
capabilities including cash projections, cash transactions,
invoice summary reports, etc. |
Yes |
|
| Customizable |
|
Numerous
master settings that can be changed to accommodate how you run
your business |
Yes |
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