diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+SHELL = /bin/bash
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := serve
+.PHONY: test
+
+test:
+	./tests/test_auction_flow.sh
diff --git a/tests/test_auction_flow.sh b/tests/test_auction_flow.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# import utilities
+HERE=$(cd $(dirname $BASH_SOURCE) && pwd)
+source $HERE/testutil.sh
+
+# log commands
+# set -x 
+
+log_test "Typical Auction Flow"
+
+out=$(cosmos-testd tx cosmostest new-auction asdf asdf utoken -y --from bob --chain-id cosmostest)
+expect_success $out
+
+log_test "Failed Bidding Edge Cases"
+
+# out=$(cosmos-testd tx cosmostest new-bid 0 800 -y --from bob --chain-id cosmostest | expect_fail)
+# expect_success $out
+
+# cosmos-testd tx cosmostest new-bid 0 800 --from bob --chain-id cosmostest
+
diff --git a/tests/testutil.sh b/tests/testutil.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Compares $1 & $2, exiting with $3 (label) if not eq
+function assert_eq {
+    if [[ $1 = $2 ]]; then
+        echo Expected $3 to equal $2, instead got $1.
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo $3 has correct value.
+    fi
+}
+
+# Get current block time from chain.
+function get_block_time {
+    return \
+    $(
+        curl http://0.0.0.0:1317/cosmos/base/tendermint/v1beta1/blocks/latest \
+        | jq ".blocks.header.height"
+    )
+}
+
+function get_code {
+    read out
+    return $out | grep code: | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}'
+}
+
+function filter_out {
+    out=$1
+    filter=$2
+    echo $out | jq -M $filter
+}
+
+function expect_success {
+    out=$1
+    # if we want to pipe:
+    # read out
+    res=$(echo $out | grep code: | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}')
+    raw_log=$(echo $out | grep raw_log: | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}')
+    if [[ $res = 0 ]]; then
+        log_ok
+        echo Transaction succeeded.
+    else
+        log_fail
+        echo Transaction unexpectedly reverted.
+        echo
+        echo $raw_log
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+function expect_fail {
+    out=$1
+    res=$(echo $out | grep code: | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}')
+    if [[ $res = 0 ]]; then
+        log_fail
+        echo Transaction unexpectedly succeeded.
+        exit 1
+    else
+        log_ok
+        echo Transaction reverted.
+    fi
+}
+
+function log_test {
+    printf "$(fmt_cyan [TEST])\t$1\n"
+}
+
+function log_ok {
+    printf "$(fmt_green [OK])\t"
+}
+
+function log_fail {
+    printf "$(fmt_red [FAIL])\t"
+}
+
+function fmt_red {
+    printf "\e[31m$1\e[0m"
+}
+
+function fmt_green {
+    printf "\e[32m$1\e[0m"
+}
+
+function fmt_cyan {
+    printf "\e[96m$1\e[0m"
+}
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