# Starting an auction
Navigate to the NFT you would like to sell on auction.
#### Click Start Auction and fill out the options:
* Minimum starting bid
* Duration of the auction
#### Click Start Auction when ready.
### Things to know about auctions
Auction **bids are** made in wrapped tokens, aka **WFTM or WAVAX -** depending on the network.
Our auctions have an "**anti-sniper**" feature, where if anybody bids when the remaining time of the auction is less than 5 minutes, it will **add back 5 minutes to the timer**. \
For example, there are 2 minutes and 30 seconds left, and somebody bids, the auction will now end in 7 minutes and 30 seconds.
Auctions are **non-custodial**. This means when somebody bids, we do not take their bid amount out of their wallet. **At the end of the auction, you will have to accept the winning bid in order to get paid and give the ownership of the NFT away**.
Since the auctions are non-custodial, you could see the message "**not enough balance**" under a bid. This means the bidder, moved WAVAX or WFTM out of her wallet. If this was the highest offer and you wanted to accept this, you could try to reach out to them, as it is easy to forget we've made an offer on an auction and move funds around.
Auctions can be stopped as long as there are no bids made. Click the "close auction" button.
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