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Fundraising auctions

Galas, online auctions and ticketed dinners for your supporters, families and members. A fee per item, and nothing taken from what you raise.

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On the night

Check guests in at the door

Find a guest by name or paddle number, or scan the code on their pass.

The door page in the dashboard. A guest is found by name or paddle number, or by the code on their pass.The door page in the dashboard. A guest is found by name or paddle number, or by the code on their pass.

Use cases

  • Charity galas and auctions

    Gala, online and silent auctions and ticketed dinners for your supporters.

    Organizations like yours
    Charities and causes, and their events and fundraising teams
    • Tickets with named guests, and door check-in
    • Tables, seating and the caterer’s list
    • Silent auctions, printed bid sheets and table cards
    • Proceeds tagged to your funds, and totals by fund
    • Sponsorship packages, and sponsors named on the event’s page by consent
    Full list

    Admission

    • One bidder book, added to from a file or another event, and email invitations
    • Each new bidder approved by you, after your registration questions
    • Codes that register a guest for an event or add them to a group
    • Bidding under an alias
    • An item offered first to a chosen group, until a time you set
    • A cap on what one bidder can win in an event

    Event formats

    • Silent auctions, printed bid sheets and table cards
    • Timed auctions, staggered closes and a soft close
    • A live room the online event continues into, run from a clerk’s console
    • Tickets with named guests, and door check-in
    • Tables, seating and the caterer’s list
    • Fixed-price items beside the lots
    • Buy now on chosen lots
    • Maximum bids, left before a lot opens
    • Offers on unsold lots after the close
    • An event cloned with its settings, design and unsold items
    • Raffles, where you are licensed to run them Coming soon
    • Bids on many lots in one sheet, from a form or a file Coming soon
    • Low-latency video of your room Coming soon
    • Recurring events created on a schedule, and saved event templates
    • An intake form for donated items, and a record of every item you asked for Coming soon

    Money and settlement

    • One invoice per buyer per event, and payment recorded by you
    • Proceeds tagged to your funds, and totals by fund
    • A market value shown beside an item
    • Sponsorship packages, and sponsors named on the event’s page by consent
    • Collection slots that buyers book, and a pick list
    • Card payments taken in person at your venue Coming soon
    • Delivery quotes from your carrier at checkout

    Communications

    • Email to registered bidders, a group, the winners or the unpaid
    • Outbid, closing-soon and results notices
    • Saved searches and alerts for new items
    • Your supporters kept in step with your donor database Coming soon
    • Donors credited on the items they gave Coming soon
    • Messages to everyone in your bidder book, a group or your followers Coming soon

    Your brand and pricing

    • Your logo, colors and stylesheet on every page
    • Your event pages embedded in your website
    • Bidder accounts held on your site
    • A fee per item, whatever it fetches

  • Schools and parents’ associations

    Fundraisers, ticketed events and furniture clear-outs for your school’s families.

    Organizations like yours
    Parent-teacher associations, bursars, development offices, trusts and districts
    • Codes that register a guest for an event or add them to a group
    • Admission by a verified work or school email domain
    • A site for each school or branch under one account, overseen together
    • Proceeds tagged to your funds, and totals by fund
    Full list

    Admission

    • One bidder book, added to from a file or another event, and email invitations
    • Each new bidder approved by you, after your registration questions
    • Codes that register a guest for an event or add them to a group
    • Bidding under an alias
    • An item offered first to a chosen group, until a time you set
    • A cap on what one bidder can win in an event
    • Admission by a verified work or school email domain
    • An event kept unlisted, or behind a passcode
    • An event seen only by the people admitted by your group or domain rule, who sign in to enter
    • A buyer excluded from one event or from all of them

    Event formats

    • Silent auctions, printed bid sheets and table cards
    • Timed auctions, staggered closes and a soft close
    • A live room the online event continues into, run from a clerk’s console
    • Tickets with named guests, and door check-in
    • Tables, seating and the caterer’s list
    • Fixed-price items beside the lots
    • Buy now on chosen lots
    • Maximum bids, left before a lot opens
    • Offers on unsold lots after the close
    • An event cloned with its settings, design and unsold items
    • Raffles, where you are licensed to run them Coming soon
    • Bids on many lots in one sheet, from a form or a file Coming soon
    • Low-latency video of your room Coming soon
    • Recurring events created on a schedule, and saved event templates
    • An intake form for donated items, and a record of every item you asked for Coming soon
    • Sealed bids, hidden from you until the close
    • Lots of identical units, bid for by quantity
    • Descending-price clock auctions
    • Documents on each item, for everyone or for approved buyers only

    Money and settlement

    • One invoice per buyer per event, and payment recorded by you
    • Proceeds tagged to your funds, and totals by fund
    • A market value shown beside an item
    • Sponsorship packages, and sponsors named on the event’s page by consent
    • Collection slots that buyers book, and a pick list
    • Card payments taken in person at your venue Coming soon
    • Delivery quotes from your carrier at checkout
    • Unsold items recorded as returned, donated or recycled
    • Reports of items reused, waste diverted and emissions avoided

    Communications

    • Email to registered bidders, a group, the winners or the unpaid
    • Outbid, closing-soon and results notices
    • Saved searches and alerts for new items
    • Your supporters kept in step with your donor database Coming soon
    • Donors credited on the items they gave Coming soon
    • Messages to everyone in your bidder book, a group or your followers Coming soon

    Your brand and pricing

    • Your logo, colors and stylesheet on every page
    • Your event pages embedded in your website
    • Bidder accounts held on your site
    • A fee per item, whatever it fetches
    • A site for each school or branch under one account, overseen together
    • An event run now and its items paid for after it closes
    • A charge or contribution from buyers, chosen by you, to cover the event’s cost
    • A local business paying for your event’s items Coming soon

  • Clubs and societies

    Dinners, auctions and ticket sales for your members.

    Organizations like yours
    Sports clubs, societies, alumni associations
    • A membership number asked for at registration
    • An event seen only by the people admitted by your group or domain rule, who sign in to enter
    • Tickets with named guests, and door check-in
    • Proceeds tagged to your funds, and totals by fund
    Full list

    Admission

    • One bidder book, added to from a file or another event, and email invitations
    • Each new bidder approved by you, after your registration questions
    • Codes that register a guest for an event or add them to a group
    • Bidding under an alias
    • An item offered first to a chosen group, until a time you set
    • A cap on what one bidder can win in an event
    • A membership number asked for at registration
    • An event seen only by the people admitted by your group or domain rule, who sign in to enter
    • Membership that lapses at its expiry, checked at admission Coming soon
    • Admission by a verified work or school email domain
    • An event kept unlisted, or behind a passcode
    • A buyer excluded from one event or from all of them

    Event formats

    • Silent auctions, printed bid sheets and table cards
    • Timed auctions, staggered closes and a soft close
    • A live room the online event continues into, run from a clerk’s console
    • Tickets with named guests, and door check-in
    • Tables, seating and the caterer’s list
    • Fixed-price items beside the lots
    • Buy now on chosen lots
    • Maximum bids, left before a lot opens
    • Offers on unsold lots after the close
    • An event cloned with its settings, design and unsold items
    • Raffles, where you are licensed to run them Coming soon
    • Bids on many lots in one sheet, from a form or a file Coming soon
    • Low-latency video of your room Coming soon
    • Recurring events created on a schedule, and saved event templates
    • An intake form for donated items, and a record of every item you asked for Coming soon
    • Sealed bids, hidden from you until the close
    • Lots of identical units, bid for by quantity
    • Descending-price clock auctions
    • Documents on each item, for everyone or for approved buyers only

    Money and settlement

    • One invoice per buyer per event, and payment recorded by you
    • Proceeds tagged to your funds, and totals by fund
    • A market value shown beside an item
    • Sponsorship packages, and sponsors named on the event’s page by consent
    • Collection slots that buyers book, and a pick list
    • Card payments taken in person at your venue Coming soon
    • Delivery quotes from your carrier at checkout
    • Unsold items recorded as returned, donated or recycled
    • Reports of items reused, waste diverted and emissions avoided

    Communications

    • Email to registered bidders, a group, the winners or the unpaid
    • Outbid, closing-soon and results notices
    • Saved searches and alerts for new items
    • Your supporters kept in step with your donor database Coming soon
    • Donors credited on the items they gave Coming soon
    • Messages to everyone in your bidder book, a group or your followers Coming soon
    • Your bidder book kept in step with your customer system Coming soon

    Your brand and pricing

    • Your logo, colors and stylesheet on every page
    • Your event pages embedded in your website
    • Bidder accounts held on your site
    • A fee per item, whatever it fetches

  • Staff sales

    Old laptops, phones and company cars offered to staff, paid outright or through payroll.

    Organizations like yours
    HR and benefits teams, IT asset teams, fleet managers
    • Admission by a verified work or school email domain
    • Payroll deduction, and a file for each pay date
    • Bidding under an alias
    • Sealed bids, hidden from you until the close
    Full list

    Admission

    • Codes that register a guest for an event or add them to a group
    • Admission by a verified work or school email domain
    • Each new buyer approved by you, after your registration questions
    • An event kept unlisted, or behind a passcode
    • An event seen only by the people admitted by your group or domain rule, who sign in to enter
    • A buyer excluded from one event or from all of them
    • An item offered first to a chosen group, until a time you set
    • A cap on what one buyer can win at auction
    • Bidding under an alias
    • Staff signing in with their work account Coming soon

    Event formats

    • Fixed-price items beside the lots
    • Timed auctions, staggered closes and a soft close
    • Sealed bids, hidden from you until the close
    • Lots of identical units, bid for by quantity
    • Descending-price clock auctions
    • An event cloned with its settings, design and unsold items
    • Documents on each item, for everyone or for approved buyers only

    Money and settlement

    • One invoice per buyer per event, and payment recorded by you
    • Proceeds tagged to your funds, and totals by fund
    • Collection slots that buyers book, and a pick list
    • Unsold items recorded as returned, donated or recycled
    • Reports of items reused, waste diverted and emissions avoided
    • Card payments taken in person at your venue Coming soon
    • Delivery quotes from your carrier at checkout
    • Payroll deduction, and a file for each pay date
    • Market value and price paid listed per person, for staff benefits

    Communications

    • Email to registered buyers, a group, or anyone who has not paid
    • Outbid, closing-soon and results notices

    Your brand and pricing

    • Your logo, colors and stylesheet on every page
    • Your event pages embedded in your website
    • Buyer accounts held on your site
    • A fee per item, whatever it fetches

Key features

  • Tables and seating

    Table plans, seating and the caterer’s list.

  • Silent and live bidding

    Printed bid sheets and table cards, and bidding from phones on the night.

  • Join with a code

    Guests register with an event code, and bid under an alias where you turn aliases on.

  • Sponsors

    Sponsorship packages, and sponsors named on your event page by consent.

  • Totals by fund

    Proceeds tagged to your funds, and the total raised for each.

  • Staff sales

    Admission by work email domain, aliases in place of names, and payroll deduction.

All features

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Your events are subject to the rules of the country where your organization is established.

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