User flows and wireframes
To kick things off, a first attempt was made to lay out user flows and wireframes for the different participants
Participants
- Buyers
- Sellers
- Admins
flowchart TD
discovery[visit auction discovery page] -->|select interesting item| item
item[visit item auction page] --> bid
bid[input bid price and bid] --> authenticate
authenticate[sign up or login] --> confirm_bid
confirm_bid[show bid confirmation] --> status
status[show item auction status] -->|wait for auction to complete| status
status --> notify_won
status --> notify_lost
notify_won[notify user they won the auction] --> visit_notification_won
notify_lost[notify user they lost the auction] --> visit_notification_lost
visit_notification_won[visit auction won page] --> transfer
visit_notification_lost --> discovery
transfer[off-site transfer happens] --> discovery
flowchart TD
visit[signup or authenticate] --> dashboard
dashboard[show dashboard with active auctions]--> setup_auction
setup_auction[setup an auction] --> preview
preview[preview auction page] --> confirm
confirm[confirm auction start] --> status
status[show auction status] --> results
results[monitor bid statistics] --> status
status --> update
update[add update messages] --> status
status --> complete
status --> notify[notify that auction is complete]
complete[show auction results] --> transfer
transfer[off-site transfer happens] --> dashboard
