Kernvel AI Auction
🤖 Powered by Real Machine Learning

AI-Powered Auctions for Shopify

The only Shopify auction app with real machine learning. Six auction types, AI pricing suggestions, fraud detection, real-time WebSocket bidding, and integrated email marketing.

6
Auction Types
99.9%
Uptime
<100ms
Bid Latency
24/7
AI Protection

Six Ways to Sell, One Powerful App

From classic highest-bid-wins to gamified penny auctions — run any auction format your customers love.

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Standard Auction

Traditional highest-bid-wins format. Set a starting price and optional reserve — the highest bidder when time expires takes the prize. Simple, proven, effective.

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Proxy Bidding

Bidders set their maximum amount and the system automatically bids on their behalf in minimum increments. Like eBay-style bidding — convenient for buyers, competitive for sellers.

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Popcorn (Anti-Snipe)

Time automatically extends when bids come in during the final minutes. Eliminates last-second sniping and ensures fair competition. Configurable extension window.

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Penny Auction

Small fixed-increment bids create gamification and excitement. Each bid extends the timer slightly. Drives engagement and creates urgency — perfect for high-visibility products.

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Dutch Auction

Price starts high and decreases over time until a buyer accepts. Great for perishable inventory, limited editions, or when you want fast sales. First to accept wins.

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Sealed-Bid

All bids are hidden until the auction ends. Highest bidder wins. Creates strategic bidding behavior where participants bid their true value. Ideal for high-value items.

Real Machine Learning, Not Marketing Fluff

We use GradientBoosting, RandomForest, XGBoost, IsolationForest, and NLP models. Every AI feature ships with confidence scores and explainability.

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AI Price Suggestions

Our ML ensemble (GradientBoosting, RandomForest, XGBoost) analyzes your product data, market conditions, and historical auction results to recommend optimal starting prices, reserve prices, and bid increments.

  • Confidence scores (0-100%) for every suggestion
  • Market comparables analysis
  • Category-specific model training
  • Learns from your store's auction history
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AI Fraud Detection

Real-time ML scoring using IsolationForest (anomaly detection) and RandomForest (classification) models. Every bid receives a 0-100 risk score instantly.

  • Shill bidding detection (bid pattern analysis)
  • Velocity monitoring (rapid-fire bid detection)
  • Collusion detection (coordinated bidding groups)
  • IP/device fingerprint correlation
  • Configurable auto-block thresholds
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AI Market Insights

Predictive analytics that help you make smarter decisions. Not just dashboards — actionable forecasts powered by your data.

  • Revenue forecasting with confidence intervals
  • Demand prediction by category and season
  • Engagement predictions (views, bids, watchers)
  • Actionable recommendations with expected impact

AI Timing Optimization

ML models analyze bidding patterns to recommend when to start and end auctions for maximum participation and revenue.

  • Optimal start/end time recommendations
  • Day-of-week performance analysis
  • Duration optimization by category
  • Timezone-aware scheduling
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NLP & Content Generation

AI-generated product descriptions, automatic categorization, and semantic search powered by natural language processing.

  • Auto-generate compelling auction descriptions
  • Smart product categorization
  • Semantic search across your catalog
  • Keyword optimization for discoverability
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Personalized Recommendations

Show each customer the auctions they're most likely to bid on using collaborative and content-based filtering.

  • Collaborative filtering (similar bidder behavior)
  • Content-based filtering (product attributes)
  • Real-time recommendation updates
  • Increases bid participation by up to 40%

WebSocket-Powered, Sub-Second Updates

No polling. No refreshing. Every bid, countdown tick, and notification happens instantly across all connected devices.

Sub-Second

Bids appear in under 100ms across all connected clients. Real WebSocket connections, not HTTP polling.

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Multi-Device

Perfect sync across desktop, tablet, and mobile. Bid from anywhere, see updates everywhere.

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Auto-Reconnect

Connection drops? Automatic reconnection with state recovery. No missed bids, ever.

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Notifications

Instant outbid alerts, auction ending warnings, and win notifications. Keep bidders engaged.

Integrated Email Campaigns, AI-Powered

Built-in SendGrid and Klaviyo integration. AI generates your campaigns, automation handles the rest.

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AI-Generated Campaigns

Let AI write your auction email campaigns. Optimized subject lines, compelling copy, and personalized content for each segment. SendGrid and Klaviyo integration built-in.

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Automated Sequences

Set it and forget it. Automated emails for every auction lifecycle moment: welcome series, outbid alerts, winner notifications, abandoned auction re-engagement, and post-purchase follow-ups.

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Analytics & Segmentation

Track open rates, click-through rates, and conversion metrics. Smart segmentation based on bidding behavior, purchase history, and engagement patterns.

Everything You Need, One Dashboard

Manage auctions, track performance, and configure your store — all from within Shopify Admin.

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Analytics

Revenue, bids, conversion rates, and AI-powered forecasts at a glance.

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Management

Create, edit, schedule, and monitor all auctions from one interface.

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Customer Insights

Bidder profiles, engagement history, and fraud risk scores per customer.

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Customization

Widget styling, notification preferences, and auction defaults.

Seamlessly Embedded, Fully Customizable

The auction widget integrates natively into any Shopify theme with zero code changes.

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Custom Styling

Match your brand colors, fonts, and layout. Full CSS control.

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Mobile-First

Responsive design that looks perfect on every screen size.

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Cart Integration

Won auctions seamlessly add to cart as draft orders. Native checkout flow.

Animations

Smooth bid animations, countdown timers, and status transitions.

Get Started in Four Simple Steps

1

Install & Connect

One-click install from the Shopify App Store. Connects to your store automatically — no code needed.

2

Create Auctions

Import products and create auctions. AI suggests optimal starting prices, reserve prices, and timing.

3

Go Live

Your auction widget appears on product pages. Real-time bidding with built-in fraud protection.

4

Win

Automatic draft orders, winner notifications, and payment tracking. You focus on shipping.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Start free. Scale as you grow. Every plan includes all AI features.

Free
$0/mo
  • 1 active auction
  • All 6 auction types
  • All AI features
  • Real-time WebSocket bidding
  • Customizable widget
  • Community support
Get Started
Starter
$14.99/mo
  • 10 active auctions
  • All 6 auction types
  • All AI features
  • Email notifications
  • Basic analytics
  • Priority support
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Business
$149.99/mo
  • 5,000+ active auctions
  • All 6 auction types
  • All AI features
  • Advanced analytics
  • Full email marketing suite
  • Custom integrations
  • Dedicated support
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How We Stack Up

See why merchants are switching to Kernvel AI Auction.

Feature Kernvel AI Auction Competitor A Competitor B
Auction Types6 types3 types2 types
AI Price Suggestions✓ ML ensemble
AI Fraud Detection✓ Real-time ML
Real-Time Bidding✓ WebSocketHTTP pollingHTTP polling
Email MarketingBuilt-in + AI
Uptime99.9%~50%~90%
Email Marketing✓ SendGrid + KlaviyoBasic
AI Email Campaigns
NLP Descriptions
Anti-Snipe Protection✓ Popcorn mode
Proxy Bidding
Sealed-Bid

Frequently Asked Questions

Our ML ensemble (GradientBoosting, RandomForest, XGBoost) analyzes your product attributes, historical auction data, market conditions, and seasonal trends to recommend optimal starting prices, reserve prices, and bid increments. Each suggestion comes with a confidence score so you know how reliable the recommendation is. The models continuously learn from your store's auction results.
Kernvel AI Auction supports six auction types: Standard (highest-bid-wins), Proxy Bidding (automatic bidding up to a max), Popcorn/Anti-Snipe (time extends on late bids), Penny Auction (small fixed increments), Dutch Auction (price decreases until accepted), and Sealed-Bid (hidden bids, highest wins). Each type is fully configurable with custom durations, increments, and rules.
Every bid is scored in real-time by our ML pipeline. IsolationForest detects anomalous bidding patterns, while a RandomForest classifier evaluates known fraud indicators. The system monitors for shill bidding, velocity abuse, collusion between accounts, and suspicious IP/device patterns. Each bid gets a 0-100 risk score, and you can configure auto-block thresholds.
Yes! The auction widget is fully customizable. Match your brand colors, adjust the layout, configure animations, and control where it appears on your product pages. The widget is responsive by default and works on every Shopify theme. No coding required — everything is configurable from the dashboard.
Kernvel AI Auction creates Shopify draft orders for auction winners, so all payment methods configured in your Shopify store are automatically supported. This includes credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Shop Pay, and any other payment provider you've configured in Shopify.
When an auction ends, Kernvel AI Auction automatically creates a draft order in your Shopify admin and sends the winner an email with a link to complete their purchase. You can configure automatic payment reminders, expiration periods, and follow-up sequences. If a winner doesn't pay, the system can automatically offer the item to the next highest bidder.

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