# Academy

Courses from AuctionFinder. Pass the exam to earn a certificate of completion.

## Foundations

- [Auction buying foundations](https://auctionfinder.fyi/academy/auction-buying-foundations.md): Learn how an auction sale works, what the buyer's premium adds to the hammer price and how to bid and pay safely, so you can read an auction listing and ask the right questions.

## Practitioner

- [Compare auction terms before you bid](https://auctionfinder.fyi/academy/compare-auction-terms-before-you-bid.md): A practical method to read the conditions of sale, calculate tiered and minimum premiums, know whose terms apply on a platform, and set a maximum bid from your budget.

## Specialist

- [Buy government surplus at auction](https://auctionfinder.fyi/academy/buying-government-surplus-at-auction.md): For fleet buyers, resellers and anyone who evaluates surplus lots: how government surplus is sold, what as-is and where-is mean, how to pay and collect on time, and how to check that a program is real.

Also on the [web page](https://auctionfinder.fyi/academy).

> Beware of auction fraud and shill bidding: never wire money or pay by gift card to a seller you cannot verify, and walk away when a price is run up by a bidder who never buys.