Online auctioning is the process involving users who log in to a Website and bid for items or services posted on this by sellers. The way online auctioning works is similar to normal auctioning outside the online world, but has allowed the auction to reach millions of people worldwide.

Like the traditional auctions, there is an auctioneer (the site itself) that receives a cut of the sale, and there is a minimum bid that bidders must reach to buy the item up for auction. In addition, there are people who fraudulently cheat the system.

The process of both online auctioning and traditional auctioning, however, is fundamentally different. For both the seller and bidder the very first step of the auction process is usually for the seller to list a product or servicel, and then to find a site to host the auction and act as the auctioneer.

This is where the process splits. The person opting to use auction Websites as their selling tool must log in, post a picture and description of the item, and then conduct all transactions online, by email, or by phone. Although most sites do provide a general tutorial helping new users set up an auction, most likely these users will not receive any direct help other than support / help pages and tutorials.