eBid - Online Auction Platform

eBid is an emerging online auction platform designed to allow users to list auction items and enable real-time bidding.

Features

Create New Product Listings: Sellers can create new listings for their products.
Real-time Bidding: Buyers can interact with the platform and place real-time bids.
Event-Driven Timers: Each auction is equipped with an event-driven timer.
Determining Winning Bid: At the end of the timer, the highest bid is determined as the winning bid.
Notification System: Sellers and winning bidders receive notifications.
Comment and Rating System: Buyers can submit comments and ratings.
Seller Response: Sellers can respond to comments.
Real-time Display of Comments and Replies: Comments and replies are displayed in real-time on the product listing page.
Event-Driven Fee Adjustment: Design algorithm to adjust listing fees based on platform requirements.
Flash Sales: Implement flash sales where selected items are sold at discounted prices for a limited time.
Real-time Notifications: Users receive real-time notifications about ongoing sales events and price adjustments.

To install and run the eBid platform, follow these steps:

Clone the repository.
Navigate to the project directory.
Install dependencies using npm install for the frontend and pip install -r requirements.txt for the backend.
Configure the database settings in settings.py.
Run migrations using python manage.py migrate.
Start the backend server using python manage.py runserver.
Start the frontend server using npm start.

Once the servers are running, users can: