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  • 1.  Silent Auction Websites?

    Posted 04-06-2022 10:21
    Anyone use a good online silent auction site? Looking to do one, but not sure of what to look for, or if anyone has any good recommendations.
     
    Thanks!


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    Raymond Palasz
    Auditorium Director/Director of Theatre
    Munster High School
    IN
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  • 2.  RE: Silent Auction Websites?

    Posted 04-07-2022 03:10
    www.biddingowl.com

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  • 3.  RE: Silent Auction Websites?

    Posted 04-07-2022 03:12
    www.biddingowl.com

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    Nicholas McLain
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  • 4.  RE: Silent Auction Websites?

    Posted 04-07-2022 17:57
    We had great success with Charity Auctions Today-https://www.charityauctionstoday.com. Easy to set up (done completely by the Thespians) and all ages of our audiences were able to navigate the site. 

    As with many of the sites they take a  fee, but the ease of use for us and our audiences made that worth the fee.

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    Krista Carson Elhai
    Vice President, Educational Theatre Association
    Educational Theatre Foundation National Board of Trustees
    Past President, CA Educational Theatre Association
    Membership Chair, California State Thespians
    Claremont CA
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  • 5.  RE: Silent Auction Websites?

    Posted 04-08-2022 13:18
    Now you have me investigating!  I liked the description of Charity Auctions Today, mentioned by Krista already. They charge 5%, paid either by the organization or by the bidders. The site looks very easy to use and has some features to encourage higher bidding. "Popcorn" bidding means that a high bid submitted right at the closing deadline will open the bidding for another 5 minutes.

    Then I found some reviews comparing various auction sites.  Some allow you to operate with no overhead charged directly; they just solicit voluntary donations from bidders to cover the operating costs.   https://www.capterra.com/sem-compare/auction-software/

    When I explored the Gala Bid auction platform, I got the link to their intro video:
    https://www.galabid.com/global-live-demo-video?&lang=US

    Around 3:40, the video mentions that the company can source high-end auction prizes (luxury vacations, etc.) with beautiful photos, from a consignment catalog, at no risk, and the return is on average 29%

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    Eve Sutton
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