looking for a good program or web site to help me build auctions

http://www.auctiva.com/download

Give it a try, 30 days free. They dont take any payment info from you so there is no trickery. If you dont like it and dont want to pay just stop using it and that's it.

It does cost though. From $10-14.95 a month depending on how much time you purchase. It's $14.95 a month for just 1 month. It comes with listing and tracking software and some free image hosting etc.

just wanted to say thanks for the great advice sara. i just got auctiva set up a ittle while ago and am already using it and it seems to be doing exactly what i was needing. i realy apreciate the info.

Personally I think it is better to learn HTML codes yourself and make auction listings as they can be a lot more custom. Let me explain...

You can use the 30 day free trial but after that is up, use a free HTML code maker such as auctionpro & as you go along pay attention to HTML codes it automatically pastes for you & before you know it you have a basic idea on how to do things. After you get down the basics, you can place media players in your listings with background music & much more like my listings!

#1 Rule: Never Pay a dime to those Auction Hosts when you can do it yourself for free & 1000x better.