What are Boosted Auctions?

Boosted Auctions are a feature that amplifies your upside on selected auction lots. When a lot is boosted, your investment behaves as if it were larger than it actually is, but only when the auction generates overage. You pay your investment amount as normal. Konvi contributes the boost.

This article covers what boosts are, how they work, why we built them, and what to expect when you invest in one.

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Why we built Boosted Auctions

Until now, when we wanted to make a specific lot more attractive, our main lever was a discount: a reduction in the cost of investing. Discounts work, but the economics aren't ideal. A discount costs Konvi the same amount on every investment, regardless of how the auction performs. Whether the lot sells for double the estimate or doesn't sell at all, the discount has already been spent.

Boosted Auctions work differently.

Instead of reducing what you pay upfront, a boost amplifies what you stand to gain when the lot performs. You invest the same amount you would have otherwise. If the lot sells above the guaranteed bid and there's overage to share, your share is calculated as if your investment were larger. If there's no overage, the boost simply doesn't apply.

We see three advantages over the discount model:

1. Aligned incentives. Boosts only cost Konvi anything when the auction performs. If the lot doesn't generate overage, there's no boost cost and no boost benefit. Konvi and investors win together, or not at all.
2. Bigger payouts when things go well. A discount gives you a small saving upfront. A boost can pay back many times that when the lot delivers.
3. Cleaner mechanics. A boost is a single, visible multiplier on a lot. No promo codes, no balance credits, no expiry confusion at checkout.

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How a boost works, step by step

Every auction on Konvi has two possible outcomes:

1. The lot sells at auction. If it sells above the guaranteed bid, the difference is called overage, and investors share in it according to the lot's upside share terms.
2. The lot doesn't sell. Investors co-own the asset on standard terms.

A boost only changes one thing: the size of your investment used to calculate your share of overage in outcome 1. It changes nothing else.

Here's the sequence:

1. You invest €X in a boosted lot. €X is debited from your account as normal.
2. The auction happens.
3. If the lot sells at or below the guaranteed bid, there is no overage. The boost does not apply. You receive your standard payout based on the actual auction result.
4. If the lot sells above the guaranteed bid, there is overage. Your share of that overage is calculated using your boosted investment amount, not your actual investment amount. The difference is funded by Konvi.
5. If the lot doesn't sell, you co-own the asset under standard terms. The boost has no effect on co-ownership.

You only pay €X. You can never pay more than what you actually invested. The boost is upside only.

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The two types of boost

Boosts come in two forms. The badge on the lot tells you which type is active and by how much.

Flat boost

Your investment is amplified by a fixed euro amount.

Example: You invest €1,000 in a lot with a +€100 boost. If there's overage, your share is calculated as if you'd invested €1,100.

Percentage or multiplier boost

Your investment is amplified by a percentage or multiplier.

Example: You invest €1,000 in a lot with a 100% boost (also shown as 2x). If there's overage, your share is calculated as if you'd invested €2,000.

A summary of the difference:

	Flat boost	Percentage boost
What it adds	A fixed euro amount	A multiplier on your investment
How it scales with ticket size	Same boost regardless of investment size	Boost grows with investment size
Example shown as	+€100, +€50	100%, 2x, 5x
Best when	Smaller investments, fixed top-up feel	Larger investments, multiplier feel
What you pay	Your actual investment amount only	Your actual investment amount only

Both types behave the same way under the hood. They only differ in how the amplification is calculated.

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Scenarios: what happens when

The table below walks through the same investment under different auction outcomes, with and without a boost.

Setup: You invest €1,000 in a lot. Upside share is 10%. We compare three scenarios.

Scenario	Auction result	Without boost	With +€100 boost	With 2x boost
A	Lot sells, no overage	Your €1,000 returned per lot terms. No overage payout.	Same. Boost doesn't apply.	Same. Boost doesn't apply.
B	Lot sells, overage generated	Your share of overage calculated on €1,000	Your share calculated on €1,100	Your share calculated on €2,000
C	Lot doesn't sell	You co-own the asset	You co-own the asset. Boost doesn't apply.	You co-own the asset. Boost doesn't apply.

The pattern: the boost only matters in scenario B. In every other scenario, the outcome is identical to a non-boosted investment.

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When boosts apply, and when they don't

Boosts apply when:

• The lot is currently within its boost window (you'll see a countdown on the lot).
• Your investment is made during the active window. This includes top-ups to existing positions in the same lot.
• The auction result generates overage above the guaranteed bid.

Boosts do not apply when:

• The lot sells at or below the guaranteed bid. You co-own the asset under standard terms.
• The investment was made before the boost was announced. Boosts are not retroactive.
• The boost window has expired by the time you invest.

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Eligibility and rules

Which lots get boosted?

Boosts are applied selectively. Not every lot will be boosted. We use boosts where they make sense as a promotional or acquisition mechanic, and we don't apply them to every lot by default.

How long does a boost last?

Each boosted lot has its own window. The countdown is visible on the lot. Once it expires, the lot returns to standard terms for any new investments.

Can a lot be boosted more than once?

A lot can have a boost applied for a defined window. We don't stack multiple boosts on the same lot at the same time.

Are boosted lots eligible for discount codes or balance credit?

No. Boosted auctions are not eligible for discount balance or discount codes. The boost is the promotional mechanic for that lot.

Do existing investors get the boost retroactively?

No. Boosts apply forward from the moment they're announced. Investments made before the announcement are not boosted. However, top-ups made during the active boost window are boosted, since top-ups are treated as new investment.

Is there a minimum or maximum investment for a boost?

The standard minimum investment for the lot applies. The boost itself has no separate cap: it applies to your full investment amount, regardless of ticket size, within the active window.

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Glossary

Boost: An amplifier applied to your investment for the purpose of calculating your share of overage. Funded by Konvi, paid out only when the auction generates overage.

Boost window: The time period during which a boost is active on a specific lot. Investments made within this window are eligible for the boost.

Flat boost: A boost expressed as a fixed euro amount (e.g. +€100), added to your investment for overage calculation purposes.

Multiplier boost: A boost expressed as a multiplier (e.g. 2x, 5x). Your investment is multiplied by this figure for overage calculation purposes.

Percentage boost: A boost expressed as a percentage (e.g. 100%). Functionally identical to a multiplier boost (100% = 2x).

Guaranteed bid: The reserve price agreed with the auction house. If the lot sells above this, the difference is overage. If it sells at or below, there's no overage.

Outcome 1 / Outcome 2: The two possible results of a Konvi auction. Outcome 1 is a sale at auction. Outcome 2 is co-ownership of the asset if it doesn't sell.

Overage: The amount a lot sells for above the guaranteed bid. Investors share in overage according to the lot's upside share terms.

Upside share: The percentage of overage that investors collectively share, defined per lot.

Co-ownership: If a lot doesn't sell at auction, investors co-own the underlying asset on standard terms. Boosts do not apply to co-ownership.

Top-up: An additional investment in a lot you've already invested in. Top-ups are treated as new investment and are eligible for an active boost.

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Still have questions?

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