Mobile & Sealed Bidding
From enabling mobile bidding on the night to secret sealed bids that drive increased competition, our platform actively improves supporter engagement and participation in auctions.
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Mobile Bidding
Mobile bidding is the most accessible form of bidding, allowing every guest and participant to bid using their mobile phone or other devices provided at events.
With fast and secure connections, it's the quickest and most direct way for your supporters to make bids. Mobile bidding will transform your events, giving you complete control over bids, and improving time management at your events.
Mobile Bidding Modes
Different bidding modes let you tailor the auction experience for different fundraisers and participants.
Traditional Biding
Allows your guests and participants to bid on any item as many times as they like within a set timeframe.
Guests can remain anonymous if they choose, and use their 'My Bids' area to stay updated on progress.
Max Bidding
Allows your guests and participants to place a maximum bid on a specific item. The system then bids on their behalf, increasing by pre-set increments each time they are outbid until it surpasses their maximum bid. They will then receive an out-bid notification to set a new max bid.
Buy It Now
Allows guests and supporters to buy a set quantity of items at a fixed price.
Sealed Bidding
Sealed bidding is proven to be more successful than normal incremental bidding. Results have shown that on average an organisation's profit increases by 166% when using sealed bidding.
Sealed bidding works because it adds an extra layer of excitement to your charity auction. Guests and participants simply submit their best one-time bid in secret, without seeing what others have offered. This drives higher final prices as supporters aim to outbid each other without knowing the competition, making it perfect for high-value lots and star prizes.
How It Works
Take your fundraising to the next level with sealed bidding.
The Big Secret
Our platform shows how many bids have been placed on each auction item, but importantly, keeps the highest bid a secret.
As participants see interest growing in different items, curiosity builds and they're encouraged to keep bidding with live updates on display screens and new bid alerts etc.
Anything But Predictable
With traditional incremental bidding, the system tells participants what they need to bid next, which is predictable and tied to set values.
But with sealed bidding, your supporters decide what they think the item is worth, allowing them to enter any amount they choose, which is often a lot higher than normal starting bids.
Minimum Bids
We recommend setting a sensible minimum starting bid so every offer is above your lowest sale point.
We often see bids coming in way above the minimum because no one knows the current top bid.
Work The Crowd
To make sealed bidding really work for your fundraiser, get your event host to highlight the feature and keep the energy in the room high with announcements to drive momentum and bigger bids.
Need an engaging event host for your next event? We can help.
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Talk to us about how mobile and sealed bidding can maximise giving at your event.
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