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Liquidity Engine

A suite of tools designed to help sellers maximize sell-through rates, recover unpaid auctions, and convert watchers into buyers.

Three Powerful Features

Discount Ladder
Automatically reduce prices on a schedule

Set a floor price and drop interval (6h to weekly)

Choose fixed-amount or percentage reductions

Automatically pauses when a bid is placed

Configure during listing creation or from the Liquidity dashboard

Background job runs every 5 minutes to apply scheduled drops

Second Chance Offers
Recover unpaid auction wins

When a winner doesn't pay, offer to the next-highest bidder

Automatic trigger after configurable delay

Up to 3 second chance offers per listing

Accepting creates an order and locks the listing

Rate limited to prevent spam: max 3 per listing

Reverse / Private Offers
Proactively reach interested buyers

Send offers to watchers and past bidders

Preview audience size before sending

Max 1 reverse offer per listing per day, up to 50 recipients

Works for ended/unsold or Buy It Now listings

Target watchers, bidders, or both

Getting Started

1

Enable in Seller Settings

Go to Seller Dashboard > Liquidity Engine and toggle on the features you want (Discount Ladder, Second Chance, Reverse Offers).

2

Configure Per Listing

When creating a listing, expand the Discount Ladder section to set a floor price, drop type, and interval. Ladders activate after your listing goes live.

3

Monitor & Manage

Track active ladders, send offers, and view analytics from the Liquidity Engine page in your seller dashboard.

For Buyers

As a buyer, you may receive special offers from sellers. Here's what to expect:

Second Chance Offers

If you were an underbidder and the winning bidder doesn't pay, you may receive a second chance offer at your highest bid price.

Private Offers

Sellers can send you exclusive offers on items you've watched or bid on. Accept to buy at the offered price.