Silent auction software for Australian fundraisers

No. Bidding runs in a mobile browser. Supporters open a link, register with their name and phone number, and bid.

This depends on your organisation’s status and the item’s value. Buyers and organisers should check their obligations with a registered tax adviser.

Your organisation issues receipts for donations and any deductible amounts. GalaBid provides transaction records to help you do this. Check your receipting requirements with your tax adviser.

Yes, in one campaign. The silent auction runs through the event while live lots are held for the stage, and both feed the same tally and the same checkout.

Automatic overtime extends that item by a set number of seconds each time a late bid lands, so a lot never closes while two people are still competing. You choose to enable overtime and the extension length.

Yes. Max bidding lets a supporter enter a ceiling once and the platform bids on their behalf up to it. Their maximum stays private, and they stop having to watch their phone.

Winners pay at checkout through your organisation’s own Stripe account. You can also record cash, cheque or manual card payments, and the checkout console shows every invoice and its status.

On Stripe's payout schedule to your own bank account, because the money never sits in a GalaBid account. That is different from platforms that hold funds and release them after the event.

Roughly one item per four attendees is a widely used starting point. Too few and bidders have nothing to choose between, too many and the same bidders spread thinly so each item closes lower.

Volunteer accounts on GalaBid allows your team of volunteers to register supporters, place bids, record donations and take payments on someone else's behalf from any device.

Yes. Clone Campaign copies the previous campaign including branding, items and payment settings, which is how most annual events set up in minutes.