GalaBid Features

Set your starting bid and an increment to apply after the starting bid has been placed.

Enter a quantify of more than one to auction multiples of the item to more than one bidder.

Set your and automatic close time for your auction. Automatic End of Auction notifications including payment links are enabled by default. 

Keep the bidding going until no more bids have been placed within your chosen time frame.

Our Bid Slider encourages higher bids and offers a quick alternative to placing bids by typing in bid amounts.

Set reserve prices. Below reserve badges will automatically display on items and you can choose to display or hide the reserve prices.

Track all Bids and Buys and quickly delete bids made in error. Quickly process any purchase or donation refunds

Our sealed bid item type keeps the highest bid secret until the auction has closed and the winner is notified. Great for items where there are multiples available to be sold to multiple winners.

Customize the end of auction message to encourage participants who didn't win/ or make any purchase to make a donation

Flexibility to include a ticket price and multiple raffle package prices.

Create a single raffle item listing all prizes available, or, include multiple raffle items in your campaign, each with its own draw and prizes.

Say goodbye to paper. Tickets and receipts are automatically delivered to the purchaser’s email or direct to their phone. Notifications via text message are available on Fixed Percentage Fee campaigns.

GalaBid’s Certified Random Number Generator ensures a fair raffle draw. Each draw is quick and simple to run from the Raffle Controls Centre.

Build excitement and anticipation at in-person or online events with our dynamic Raffle Displays optimized for big screen projection.

Details of all tickets sold and winners are available to download as an Excel file.

Custom registration fields enable purchasers to enter the name of a person who prompted them to buy tickets.

Collect payments instantly. Donors receive a receipt direct to their email or phone.

Display your target to participants and your progress in a visually impactful way.

Change your donation to a pledge and collect payment at the close of your campaign. Great for live events using the real time pledge totalizer.

Dedicated customizable leaderboard, optimized for large screen projection. Track your progress to target in real time, include new donation pop-ups.

Gift Aid info collection is available for UK campaigns.

Participants simply click on your unique campaign link to browse the campaign on any browser on any device. Optimized for mobiles. No app store download required!

GalaBid is free of third party ads. Only stunning campaign visuals to be seen here.

Registration is super quick and easy. Participants choose email, Google or Facebook.

A simple checkbox during registration gives participants the option to be anonymous.

Perfect for events. Announce on stage and watch the whole room register in seconds.

GalaBid includes handy filters along with a global search, categories, and the ability to 'favorite' items. Participants can track their activity and edit their profile data.

GalaBid allows for files up to 8MB to be uploaded. Every item includes an image pop-out, giving participants the high-quality and high impact visuals they desire.

Spread the word and increase the reach. Participants can easily share individual items and the entire campaign on Facebook and Twitter.

Viewing and contributing messages of support to the campaign's activity feed is fun and easy to do.

All important notifications including Outbids, virtual raffle tickets, invoices & payment reminders are sent via email. Fixed Percentage Fee campaigns allow participants to receive notifications direct to their phone via SMS.

New activity pop-ups also drive friendly competition and engagement .

Each item lists the latest bids, donations and purchases by default making the campaign more engaging and inviting.

One click and participants can send a message to the campaign host.

In-person participants can get help with everything from registration to placing bids, buying raffle tickets, making donations and payments, all via event staff who use GalaBid's volunteer accounts (personal shopper mode) on tablets and mobiles.

Apple and Google Pay offer participants quick, convenient and secure campaign payments.

Your campaign funds are delivered to your bank account directly from Stripe. No middleman. Fast payouts.

Secure payment processing powered by Stripe. Simply connect an existing account or set up a Stripe account from within the GalaBid dashboard. It's easy to do.

GalaBid's secure payments are powered by Stripe, a trusted, secure third-party service used by many businesses for online payments. Stripe provides a range of features to help protect your participants' data. This includes built-in fraud prevention tools, secure data storage, and compliance with industry standards like PCI DSS.

Card details are manually entered once only into GalaBid then securely saved securely in Stripe for faster future payments.

Participants can add extra to their invoice to pay the transaction fees charged by Stripe, a nice option that most participants happily take up.

Invoices are automatically sent via email and are available via direct download when logged into the campaign.

Participants on campaigns using GalaBid free software option can change their contribution amount or opt out entirely without the fundraiser receiving any penalty.

Participants take comfort in the fact that GalaBid only use data to facilitate the campaign. Data is not sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes, and it is not analyzed in any way that could. compromise the participant's privacy.

Ask participants to cover transaction fees, or any fees associated with your campaign. Fees can be mandatory or optional.

Customize your campaign's invoice. Include logos and contact information.

Speed up payment collection with individual and bulk-send reminders.

Require participants to enter card details before entering a bid or making a purchase or donation. Charge cards securely stored in Stripe from the GalaBid Checkout Console.

Upload a logo and a banner and customize colors to instantly create a campaign that will wow participants.

Simply load GIFs to create a rotating banner.

Create high impact sponsor and info pages including images, videos and text.

Build excitement by adding a countdown timer to the end of your campaign.

Customize your campaign's menu to optimize participant navigation.

Attention web developers! GalaBid supports CSS.

Create a stunninglanding page with widgets to highlight sections within your campaign

Download the QR code to fastrack registration at in-person events.

Create beautiful leaderboards with a variety of layout options. Include New Bid or Buy-it-Now pop-ups, Countdown timer and pledge totalizers.

GalaBid includes a range of features to enable you to run and take payments on auctioneer led auctions at in person events.

GalaBid's checkout console is optimized to facilitate speedy checkout at busy in person events. Search by item name or number, participant name or any data collected via campaign registration.

Assist in-person event guests with everything from campaign registration, bidding, making purchases, donations, payments and anonymity.

Extensive help library including videos, FAQ and how to articles.

Knowledgeable and helpful team available online 7 days a week to provide guidance and answers any questions you may have. Check out trustpilot.com for other fundraisers' experiences.

Access all data entered by campaign participants. GalaBid uses data collected exclusively to facilitate the campaign.

Message individual participants from within the platform.

Schedule messages to communicate campaign announcements to all or individual participants

Access GalaBid's extensive sale or return, auction item catalog. View and add items from within the dashboard. Only pay for items that sell and earn all proceeds above the cost price. A 10% donation is built into the starting bid. The GalaBid redemptions team takes care of fulfillment. This is a quick way to boost your fundraising total and fill any gaps in your items list.

Choose from Auction, Donation, Raffle, Buy Now or Locked Item types.

Set the item quantity on each item to 1 or more and streamline your ability to sell multiple of any item without listing multiple identical items.

There are no items on the number of items or categories that can be included in a campaign.

Use the handy item information spreadsheet to bulk upload your item information.

Upload up to 20 images per item which are then automatically displayed in an image carousel.

The Bulk Update tool quickly allows you to update or add information to multiple items at once.

You can show or hide items or item fields, such bidder name in bulk.

Images, links and videos can all be easily embedded within Item descriptions and Info pages.

Copy items from one campaign into another with the item transfer feature.

Create a voucher with fulfillment details or instructions for individual items or bulk upload vouchers for multiple items. Vouchers are automatically emailed to participants once payment has been made.

Add taxes or fees to be applied at checkout on specific items.

Add the market value to applicable items and it will appear on participants' invoices.

Track the status of item fulfillment. Dispatch all or individual items on invoices. This is just one of the many useful features available in the Checkout Console.

Require purchasers to pay at the point of sale or when the campaign has ended.

Enter a quantity of one or greater to sell multiples of the same item.

Creating an account and setting up a campaign is a matter of a few clicks and a handful of fields.

Choosing the free platform with voluntary contributions or the fixed percentage fee is easy and can be changed any time.

Invite multiple collaborators to work on your campaigns.

Easy to use, the dashboard includes everything you need to create and manage your campaign including performance tracking, Reports and Check Out Console.

A Unique campaign link and downloadable QR code are available to share with potential participants online and at in-person events.

The Campaign Registration form is customizable. Add T's & C's and any custom fields such as marketing opt in questions.

Easily add an amount raised offline to your campaign total.