Preventing Dead-beats from Bidding

Question:  I have a patron who has not paid for an item they bid on and won at a prior event.  Is there a way to lock them out?

Answer:  Yes, an administrator can "lock" a patron profile and prevent further bids.  Do not delete the patron profile, they can simply register and login again.

Instructions:

Edit the patron profile in question, and you will see the "Locked" option.  By default it is unchecked.  If you want to prevent a person from placing any bids (and proxy bids), check the box and save their profile.  From that second on they will not longer be able to place a bid.

You'll also see a notation in their profile summary page:

The patron can still login, can still look at all the listings, make favourites, etc.
But when they go to make a bid, they will get:

 

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