A tour of every Biddurs feature, before we open

What do you get when you cross a live auction with a collecting game? Biddurs. Here's every feature in one place, with a link to the full post for each.

The game: something to play every day

A free spin every day

Every day starts with one free spin of the wheel. The prizes and the odds are printed on every slice, and most spins land on points. Nobody can pay to spin. How the daily spin works

1,680 Finds to collect

Finds are collectables with their own pictures, from a box of mismatched teaspoons to a cased Georgian pocket globe. There are 1,680 of them across 4 sets, Car Boot Sale, Charity Shop, Jumble Sale and Church Fete, and Antiques and Collectors Fair, in six tiers from Common up to Grail. All about Finds

Containers to open

You get Finds by opening containers with the points you earn. There are nine sizes, from a Mystery bag to a Cargo ship, and a bigger container always gives more Finds for your points and better luck. The odds are shown on every container.

Crafting

Duplicates aren't wasted. They become Scrap, and Scrap crafts the Finds you're missing at the forge, up to Legendary. One tap, a strike of the hammer, and the Find is yours. Grail Finds only come from luck. How crafting works

Ranks and the leaderboard

Ten ranks, from New Face to The Eye. You climb by completing collections, and the leaderboard shows the top collectors. Your rank also colours your name in Global chat.

The Whip

1% of every sale goes into The Whip, our prize fund. It comes out of the seller fee, so buyers pay nothing extra, and it pays for free prizes. Prizes are never cash. What The Whip is

The stage: live shows

Live auctions on camera

Sellers stream from their phones and show each item live. You ask questions in the chat, bid in one tap or set a maximum, and a sudden death clock decides the winner. Everything you win in one show ships together for one postage charge. How live auctions work

Pinned messages and giveaways

Sellers can pin one message to the top of the chat, like the running order or a postage note. Giveaways are free to enter and end on a reel that lands on the winner, the same on every screen in the room. What's new in the live room

Raids and sound effects

When a show ends, the host can raid another live show and take the whole room along. Streamers can play sound effects like applause or a gavel, and viewers can switch them off. You can also hide chat and still bid. New in the live room

Global chat

One room for everyone on Biddurs, between shows and during them. Moderated, no links or phone numbers, and messages clear after 7 days. More about Global chat

For sellers

Low fees

6% of the item price, nothing on postage, card fees at cost, and no listing fees. Our seller fees

Go live from your phone

No studio and no streaming software needed. Swipe right for your inventory and left for what you've sold, while the camera keeps streaming. Practice shows let you rehearse with the same console, camera, lots and clock, with nothing public and nobody charged. What's new in the live room

A desktop console for OBS

Streaming from a computer with OBS? The live console shows your chat, viewers, sales and money per hour on one screen. Add extra time, call a last call or pin a message from the keyboard. Arrange it as a board of widgets you pick. About the live console and the new board

Overlays and the sound board

Put overlays like top bidder and the follow alert anywhere on your show, in Biddurs colours, and viewers see them where you put them. Overlays you can place The sound board plays real licensed sound effects, with one volume for you and one for viewers. The sound board

Customer service

Chat with each customer like social media messaging, see their orders, and find any order by lot, order or item number. Customer service for sellers Every item has its own number too. Item numbers

Problems with an order

Buyers open a case on one order, with photos, and say what they'd like. Sellers refund, part refund, ask for it back with a prepaid label, or decline. Open a case and returns labels

The seller Hub on a computer

The Hub dashboard now leads with Sales: a sales chart for the period you pick, with a comparison against the previous period. Account health sits in one clean row, and Returns is a compact row below it.

The Shows page keeps the create form on the page, so you can add a show straight away. Add a cover photo, title and description, choose a category, then schedule it or start now. Your shows sit beside it in Upcoming and Past tabs.

Payments, VAT and shipping

A Payments page shows your sales, fees, payouts and a report to download, plus your seller statement. VAT registered sellers get VAT invoices or margin scheme wording. Buyers can fix their address until a parcel is posted, and packing is quicker with clear lot numbers and labels that print straight away. New for sellers

The rules that keep it fair

• The daily spin is free, and so is joining.
• Points can never be bought.
• Nobody pays to spin, open a container or enter a giveaway.
• Prizes are never cash and can't be turned back into money.
• Odds are published for the wheel and for every container.
• You must be 18 or over to bid, buy or sell.
• Shop and price site names are blocked in live chat, so the room sets the price. Why

Want in? Join the waitlist, become a Founder, and we'll email you the day Biddurs opens.