Bidders-Den-System

Introduction Bidder’s Den will be an online auction place, where people will be able to sell and buy goods online through bidding, sitting from home.

The company will have a dedicated warehouse to store the products. Sellers will send their product details (including photos, purchasing price, purchasing memo, time used, current state, base price etc) to the company. The company will then verify the details and accept/reject the product for auction. If accepted, the seller has to send the product to the company. The company will receive the product, store it in the warehouse and it will be on the website on next auction day. The bidders will then bid for their desired product until the time ends. After the time ends, the product will be handed over to the buyer with courier or other ways they are convenient with.

This project aims to develop a complete web application that will help sellers to sell, buyers to bid and buy through the company.

Features

1. Sign Up, Login, Authentication, Password Recovery options for Users
2. Non registered users can act as viewers
3. Registered users can participate in buy/sell
4. The products will be categorized
5. Sellers and Buyers can communicate with the company through chat messaging
6. Users can search for products
7. Users can sort the products according to base price, usage
8. Buyers can bid for multiple products and multiple time for each product
9. Latest bids for a particular product will be visible
10. Bidders will be notified about the latest activity on the products they bid for
11. Payments will be done online
12. Users will get product recommendations using machine learning algorithms
13. The website will be visible both in English and Bangla

Database Management

Database tables will be maintained for -

Users :

1.Name 2.Phone 3.Email 4.Address 5.Sold products 6.Bought products

Products :

1.Product ID 2.Product type 3.Product’s photo 4.Seller information 5.State (Sold/Unsold/Not Auctioned) 6.Delivered/Yet to be delivered (if Sold)
7.Buyer information (if Sold) 8.Transaction Id (if Sold) 9.Returned/Yet to be returned (if Unsold) 10.Received Date, Shipping Date, Delivered Date

Technologies

Front-end: HTML, CSS, Javascript Angular Back-end: PHP, sslcommerz API Python Database: Mysql Deliverables SRS documentation Web Application

Motivation:

Auctions work for buyers and sellers alike because everyone involved wins.

In early 2020, many auctioneers were obliged to transition to online auctions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, it was perhaps the catalyst in a necessary shift to best serve all buyers and sellers.

In Bangladesh, currently there’s not a single dedicated popular online auction site.

What we intend to do is to create a lively web application that will-

Be easy to use Show live actions and results
Eliminate long negotiation periods, save the hassle of negotiating Deadlines will motivate the market to make real offers to buy real quick A structured sale reduces risk and maximizes value Buyers are treated fairly and on the same terms as others competing for the same product In an auction the buyers know that they are only competing against other buyers and that the seller is not bidding, that fuels the mentality Instant engagement from marketing (Bidders can go from an email to bidding in 5 seconds, so they won’t forget about the auction) More buyers, larger reach No moving and onsite activity, save time and money