Every catalog is set to one platform. The platform decides which fields a lot can have, which are required, how long each value can be, how many photos a lot can have, and how the files in your export package are named. This page lists those rules for each platform. They are the same on your phone and on your computer.
You choose the platform when you create a catalog and can change it later in the catalog's settings. See Choose a platform and fields.
The four platforms side by side
| HiBid | LiveAuctioneers | Proxibid | AuctionNinja | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photos per lot | 1 to 150 | 1 to 10 | 1 to 100 | 1 to 150 (LotJitsu's limit) |
| Lot 12's photos are named | 12-1.jpg, 12-2.jpg, 12-3.jpg |
12_1.jpg, 12_2.jpg, 12_3.jpg |
12.jpg, 12-1.jpg, 12-2.jpg |
12-1.jpg, 12-2.jpg, 12-3.jpg |
| Photos resized for the package | Only if over 4 MB | Fitted to 1,100 px wide and 1.5 MB | Only if over 5 MB | Only if over 4 MB |
| Rich-text descriptions | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Columns in the spreadsheet | 10 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
Your plan also sets how many photos a lot can have, and that number is usually lower than the platform's.
The most photos a lot can have in each package: HiBid 150, LiveAuctioneers 10, Proxibid 100. AuctionNinja sets no maximum of its own, so LotJitsu's own limit of 150 photos per lot applies.
How to read the tables
- Field is the name you see on the lot in LotJitsu. Column is the header in the spreadsheet, which is sometimes a different word.
- Required fields need a value on every lot before you can export. An empty one is a critical issue. See Fix issues before you export.
- A value over a character limit is a warning, not a block. The lot still exports with the full text, and your platform may shorten it.
- Auto marks the fields LotJitsu can write from your photos. See How LotJitsu writes your listings.
- Columns appear in the spreadsheet in the order shown. A field your catalog does not use still has its column, left empty.
- Lot Number is never in the field list. Every lot has one, it is always a whole number of 1 or more, and it is always filled in.
HiBid
HiBid's import goes through AuctionFlex, so choose HiBid for AuctionFlex catalogs too. The spreadsheet uses the AuctionFlex import columns.
| Field | Column | Required | Rules | Auto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot Number | Lot Number | Always filled | Whole number, 1 or more | |
| Consignor Code | Consignor Code | No | Text | |
| Title | Lead | Yes | 50 characters | Yes |
| Description | Description | Yes | 1,500 characters, plain text | Yes |
| Quantity | Quantity | No | Whole number, 1 or more | |
| Category | Category | No | Text | Yes |
| Starting Bid | Starting Bid | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | |
| Reserve | Reserve | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | |
| Low Estimate | Low Estimate | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | Yes |
| High Estimate | High Estimate | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | Yes |
- HiBid catalogs are plain text only. The Use Rich-text (HTML) formatting setting does not appear for HiBid.
- LotJitsu treats Consignor Code as optional. An AuctionFlex account set up for consignment sales may still ask for it when you import.
LiveAuctioneers
| Field | Column | Required | Rules | Auto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot Number | LotNum | Always filled | Whole number, 1 or more | |
| Title | Title | Yes | 49 characters | Yes |
| Description | Description | Yes | No platform limit (LotJitsu's counter and writing use 1,200) | Yes |
| Low Estimate | LowEst | Yes | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places; must be less than High Estimate | Yes |
| High Estimate | HighEst | Yes | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | Yes |
| Starting Price | StartPrice | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places; must be at most Low Estimate | |
| Condition | Condition | No | Text | |
| Reserve | Reserve | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | |
| Consignor | Consignor | No | Text | |
| Quantity | Quantity | No | Whole number, 1 or more | |
| Height | Height | No | Number, 0 or more | |
| Width | Width | No | Number, 0 or more | |
| Depth | Depth | No | Number, 0 or more | |
| Dimension Unit | Dimension Unit | No | One of: in, ft, cm | |
| Weight | Weight | No | Number, 0 or more | |
| Weight Unit | Weight Unit | No | One of: oz, lb, g, kg | |
| Buy Now Price | Buy Now Price | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | |
| Exclude From Buy Now | Exclude From Buy Now | No | One of: 0, 1 |
- Both estimates are required, and two rules compare fields: "Low Estimate must be less than High Estimate" and "Starting Price must be at most Low Estimate". Each is checked only when both fields have a value, so an empty Starting Price passes.
- There is no Category column.
- Photos are named with an underscore. Every photo is fitted to at most 1,100 pixels wide and 1.5 MB for the package. The photo on your lot is not changed.
Proxibid
| Field | Column | Required | Rules | Auto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot Number | Lot Number | Always filled | Whole number, 1 or more | |
| Title | Title | Yes | 100 characters | Yes |
| Description | Description | Yes | 2,000 characters | Yes |
| Category | Category | No | Text | Yes |
| Starting Bid | Starting Bid | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | |
| Reserve | Reserve | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places | |
| Quantity | Quantity | No | Whole number, 1 or more | |
| Consignor | Consignor | No | Text |
- The first photo (your Cover Photo) is named with the lot number alone,
12.jpg. The rest follow as12-1.jpg,12-2.jpg, and so on. That is the form Proxibid's image uploader expects for a lot's main photo. - Proxibid's importer has a column mapping step, so you match the spreadsheet's columns to Proxibid's fields once when you upload.
AuctionNinja
| Field | Column | Required | Rules | Auto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot Number | Lot Number | Always filled | Whole number, 1 or more | |
| Title | Lead | Yes | No platform limit (LotJitsu's counter and writing use 50) | Yes |
| Description | Description | No | 1,500 characters | Yes |
| Client (Consignor) | Client | No | Text | |
| Condition | Condition | No | Text | |
| Category | Categories | No | Text | Yes |
| Tags | Tags | No | Text | |
| Starting Bid | Starting Bid | No | Number, 0 or more, 2 decimal places |
- AuctionNinja is the only platform where Description is optional.
- Photos are named with the lot number and their position, Cover Photo first:
12-1.jpg,12-2.jpg, and so on. - Check your AuctionNinja import settings, as its template isn't public.
Good to know
- Photo names start with the lot number, and position 1 is always the Cover Photo. Your platform matches photos to lots by these names, so never rename them.
- LotJitsu stores every photo at 1200 x 900 pixels (900 x 1200 for a tall photo). Those already fit HiBid, Proxibid and AuctionNinja, so in practice only LiveAuctioneers photos change size in the package. If a resize fails, the stored photo goes in instead.
- A lot with more photos than the platform allows, for example 12 photos on LiveAuctioneers, is a critical issue: "Lot has 12 photos; max is 10". Delete photos until it fits.
- What else is in the package: What's in your export package.
