# Can bidders preview the online auction items?

> Source: https://support.donorview.com/can-bidders-preview-the-online-auction-items-dv-2  |  Updated: 2024-04-08T19:52:46Z

Yes, bidders can preview the **online auction** items before bidding starts during the **Auction starts on** and **ends on** dates; otherwise, the auction page is not available and the **Message to display when online bidding is not active** (which is customizable) displays.

[<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/4040345aab724b17a342ae29c47188fa.png" width="167" height="75" />](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/9126069889/original/mSsm3DAkTJrk66vEU8-gY3_WfV2pqBVRXw.png?1617214502)

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/e9c0533652c34be1a12e270a244aea17.png" width="1920" height="910" />

Auction "preview" dates:

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/3d0622a9d40e4e94b81ed0f8d08e2d0a.png" width="929" height="66" />

Auction bidding dates:

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/394f626cf1944c8095bf077918470544.png" width="925" height="63" />

Auction is not active message:

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/12b578688d1d4cf3b42f1eecc48f1d31.png" width="466" height="68" />

On the Auction webpage when it is not active:

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/52f3a1386b7b49da8292011a542128f3.png" width="651" height="87" />

On the Auction webpage when it is available to preview:

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/677a0d4a8a9944639d5f4744d62974ff.png" width="673" height="49" />

The **Bidding starts on** and **ends on** dates display the countdown to when bidding starts or ends.

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/49319bc8414d4403a7beb74979bbcac9.png" width="273" height="50" />

<img src="https://api.usebluehill.com/wiki/media/public/37E1A66F6C464712B169251195C7F721/e0a66ed77ee8409a98bcf8aac8c27f3f.png" width="265" height="50" />