Our expertise is in "Wisdening" so we are delighted to bring you this opportunity to buy or sell your spare Wisdens on our site. To find a Wisden you can run a search from the Home Page or you can browse items by category via the browse tab. To place a bid or sell an item you need to register for a WisdenAuction.Com account. Registration is quick & easy, please see Registration Help for more information, it takes 30 seconds.

Wanted Wisden Help.

Please see Wanted Wisden Help for more information on setting up your interactive wanted list and filling that gap.

Unique Wisden Fields.

If you list an old Original Hardback, you will be asked about the Gilt & hinges of the book these questions you are asked will be different if you are listing a Rebound Wisden or Original paperback and the Dust Jacket (DJ) will come into question for books listed after 1965. This makes listing a Wisden easier and the buyer can see exactly what the Wisden is like. Please enquire if you would like to see another "Unique Wisden Field"

Listing Types

Auction - A Traditional Auction listing allows you to sell items to the highest bidder. You specify the start price, and people bid against each other in specified bid increments. Traditional Auctions allow the Seller to set both a Reserve and Buy Now price. When listing a Traditional Auction, the quantity of goods is equal to one.

Fixed Price - A Fixed Price listing does not allow bidding. The seller specifies the only acceptable price for the item(s). You can sell one item or multiple identical items with one Fixed price listing. Because there is no bidding on fixed priced listings, all items are Buy Now.

Buy Now - When listing an item, you may have the option of setting a Buy Now price. The Buy Now feature allows instant purchasing.

Setting a Reserve - The Reserve price is the absolute minimum amount the Seller will accept for an item. Buyers are notified after placing their bid if it is below the Reserve price. If a Buyer's maximum bid is greater than the Reserve price, the Reserve is automatically met and that user is the high bidder.

Sniper Control - WisdenAuction.Com uses sniper control.

Sniper control extends the auction end time by 3 minutes if a bid is placed within the last 3 minutes of the auction.

Searching - There are two ways to search for items, Basic Search and Advanced Search.

Basic Search - Accessible from both the Home Page and the Browse Tab.

• Enter Keywords such as year E.g. 1864 or 186 for all the 1860's, Item #, or Username of seller.

• Select appropriate search parameter

  • Title & Description

  • Item #

  • User

• Click "Search" button

Advanced Search - Accessible by clicking the "Advanced Search" button on the Home Page

The following options are available for the Advanced Search:  

• Category - Select a specific item category or "All Categories." Using the category search will enable the "Unique Wisden Field" to be enquired upon.

• Search - Enter Keywords or Item #. To search Title & Descriptions check the appropriate box.
  The following options are available for keyword search:

  • All of these words

  • Any of these words

  • Exactly these words

• Item Options - Used to search the Unique Wisden Fields

• Refine Your Search - Narrow the search. Reduce the number of search results by setting specific searchable properties.

• • Price Range

  • Start Date

  • End Date

  • Words to Exclude

  • Listing type

    • Fixed Price

    • Auction

  • Listing Options

    • Completed

    • Buy Now! only

    • No Reserve only

    • With Pictures only

• Display Format - How to organize the items your search returns.

  • Items Ending First - Items with the least amount of time left first.

  • Items Ending Last - Items with the longest amount of time left first.

  • Newest Items First - Items with the most recent start date.

  • Oldest Items First - items with the oldest start date.

  • Lowest Price First

  • Highest Price First

  • Most Bids First

  • Least Bids First

  • Alphabetically

  • Reverse Alphabetically

Press "GO" to activate your Advanced Search.