NFPAS AUCTIONS

1. NFPAS AUCTIONS On-Line auction services Use mouse clicks or keyboard arrows to move through the user guide at your leisure

2. CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction nfpa.co.uk nfpa.co.uk The bidder simply clicks to start a bid The auction process is simple, transparent and easy to use On auction day, bidding takes place between 10am and 5pm UK time. If the auction is not finished by 5pm it will carry over to the next day and so on.

3. CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction nfpa.co.uk 168 Enter your BID here 100 100 • The bid price is entered and submitted • Bids then increment as follows:

4. CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction nfpa.co.uk 168 At this stage, the bidder can withdraw or confirm the bid

5. CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction nfpa.co.uk nfpa.co.uk 00hrs 29mins 55secs 10:18:55 12 Jan 168 nfpa.co.uk If the bid price is not increased over a period of thirty minutes, the lot is awarded. If a higher price is bid the auction is reset to thirty minutes Any bid received after 5pm UK time will not start counting down until 10am the following day. 00hrs 29mins 55secs

6. CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction Email Inbox From: auction.manager@nfpa.co.uk Sent: 12 January 2011 10:12 To: Lee Mitcheson Subject: DOMAIN NAME Auction, Lot No: 168 Your bid of £100.00 for Lot No: 168 (domain: nfpa.co.uk) is the current highest bid for this lot. Email Inbox From: auction.manager@nfpa.co.uk Sent: 12 January 2011 10:21 To: Lee Mitcheson Subject: DOMAIN NAME Auction, Lot No: 168 You have been outbid for Lot No: 168 (domain: nfpa.co.uk). The highest bid is now £200.00 nfpa.co.uk 168 00hrs 29mins 55secs nfpa.co.uk nfpa.co.uk nfpa.co.uk 00hrs 29mins 55secs 10:18:55 12 Jan 168 68 nfpa.co.uk nfpa.co.uk The bidder has now been outbid by a bid of £200.00 BUT has the option to place a counter-bid by repeating the bidding process As well as viewing bid status on screen, email updates are sent direct to bidders … …including, when a higher bid has been made

7. Email Inbox From: auction.manager@nfpa.co.uk Sent: 12 January 2011 10:51 To: Lee Mitcheson Subject: DOMAIN NAME Auction, Lot No: 168 Congratulations, you have been awarded Lot No: 168 (domain: nfpa.co.uk) for £250.00. Nominet will be in touch with you regarding payment for the domain name and registering the domain name. CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction CRC Allowances Auction nfpa.co.uk nfpa.co.uk 168 nfpa.co.uk 10:51:21 12-Jan nfpa.co.uk nfpa.co.uk 168 168 10:51:21 12-Jan 68 68 If the bid price does not increase after 30 minutes, the bidder is awarded the lot The winning bidder is also sent an email confirming they have won the lot Upon the lot being awarded, the bidder’s status is refreshed And this is what the losing bidder sees This Lot has been AWARDED £250.00 10:51:21 12-Jan

8. NFPAS AUCTIONS On-Line auction services For more information please contact us by email at:auctions@nfpas.co.uk or by telephone: 0191 245 7330