Silent Auction

Create your FREE online silent auction and start raising more!

An online silent auction is one of the best ways to raise funds for your charity, non-profit organization, school or club. It's perfect for fundraising campaigns of all sizes, easy to set up, and simple for your supporters to bid. Open your silent auction in minutes and start your fundraising campaign today!

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How do I start my online silent auction ?

To start your silent auction, simply sign-up and add as many or as few items as you like. You can source your own auction items, use GalaBid's sale-or-return items, or both! Once your items in, connect your campaign to Stripe for payment processing and you’re ready to go!

Our interactive silent auction platform makes bidding fun and easy for your supporters. Accessible via any device, GalaBid's silent auction app will help raise more for your cause.

Online Silent Auction Explained:

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Why is GalaBid's platform designed to make your fundraising auction a success?
  • It's free with suggested tips to GalaBid! See how it works.
  • Easy to start. Launch your online silent auction site in minutes.
  • Dedicated bidding website with online link for sharing.
  • Use any mobile or desktop device to access your auction.
  • Offer early auction access and pre-event bidding.
  • Online catalogs bring auction items to life.
  • Speedy and secure payment processing.
  • Your silent auction can be run entirely online.
  • Perfect for gala events.
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Need auction items?
Want to boost your fundraising total?

GalaBid sale-or-return items are a tried and tested way to boost your fundraising total.  Earn all proceeds above the cost of the item and as a donation is built into the starting bid, you are guaranteed a minimum of 10% profit.

View and click to add your chosen items from your auction dashboard. No payment or credit card required!

How does our no-risk auction items catalog work?

When a GalaBid item sells in your auction all proceeds above the cost price are automatically directed to your Stripe account. Any that don’t sell are simply returned to the catalog, without any cost to you. Easy!  And, your winners are in very good hands. Our dedicated bookings team takes care of the entire booking process. Any questions? Contact us.

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What is a silent auction and how it works?

A silent auction is where people bid for items using their mobile or desktop device. Previously paper bid sheets were used. A silent auction is different to a live auction where the bidding takes place in person and people raise their hands or ‘paddle’ to make a bid.

Silent auction participants place bids for items during the allotted bidding period (the bidding period can be fixed to suit your timeframes, but an auction usually runs for a few days to a couple of weeks).  

Bidders can be outbid during the bidding period. At the end of the auction the highest bidder for each item wins!

Read More: What is a Silent Auction and How to Maximize Your Fundraising Results

Why run an online silent auction?

An online silent auction campaign can be run exclusively online or online before and during a fundraising event. With GalaBid you can set-up and run your online auction website in a matter of minutes.

All you need to do is source some amazing items (we can help with that), then everything is organized via your mobile or desktop device. This means you can run the entire silent auction campaign from home if you like!

Your fundraiser will look professional and on brand. GalaBid's silent auction online software includes easy to use custom design features, enabling you to create a dedicated free online auction site, exclusively for your cause. Each silent auction website will have its own link and QR code making it easy to share with supporters by email, social media and in person.

How to run a silent auction online?

If you have a mobile or desktop device, you can run a successful online silent auction. You don’t need to be a professional fundraiser or have any previous fundraising experience.

And you don’t need lots of spare time to run a successful silent auction fundraising campaign. GalaBid has been helping large and small fundraisers since 2011. This means we know the online silent auction features and support you need. Our online auction platform is easy to use and quick to set-up.

Whether you represent a nonprofit organization or you are an individual looking to fundraise for any cause, GalaBid’s silent auction solution has everything you need to help you reach your fundraising targets.

Our Free Online Auction Platform is Packed With Good Things

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Mobile Bidding

An online silent auction campaign means everyone can participate in your fundraiser. Supporters can bid from any mobile or desktop device, from home, at a fundraising event, or from anywhere in the world. Online access extends the reach of your silent auction fundraising campaign and the time supporters have to bid, a winning combination to help you raise more.

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Branded Silent Auction Catalog

Customize your auction catalog with your own items and, or, add from a range of items from the GalaBid No Risk Auction Items Collection. See your online silent auction come to life with the live preview panel.

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Text or email notifications

Real-time mobile alerts make sure silent auction bidders stay in the loop. Automated notifications tell bidders when they’ve been outbid, or when the auction is about to start or end.

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Instant Payments

Participants can easily pay from their own device. The funds go through a payment gateway called Stripe which integrates seamlessly with the GalaBid platform. Please see Payments for more details.

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Leaderboard Displays

Create a customized, scrolling silent auction leaderboard showcasing each prize item, bidding activity and New Bid Pop Up Notifications.  Fire-up the excitement some more with a countdown timer and donation visualizer to track progress towards your fundraising target.

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Invoices

Mobile invoices are generated the moment the auction closes. Sent via text or email, winning bidders receive immediate confirmation of their silent auction success, plus a payment link.

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Secure Payment

Our secure payment gateway, powered by Stripe, offers confidence and peace of mind. It's easy to set-up and easier to give. Supporters make payments with a credit or debit card or via Apple or Google Pay.

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Custom Design

Design flexibility means you can customise the online silent auction, including home pages, info pages, videos, images and logos to showcase your prizes, your cause and your sponsors.

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Advice to help you with your silent auction fundraising

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Oct, 2024
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"This is our second year using Galabid for our biggest event of the year. Their customer svc is amazing; they are ALWAYS there to help when needed (even when I had a question at the end of our event at 9pm!) I also conducted a comparison between Galabid and other top bidding sites - Galabid was at the top. You won't be disappointed."

Sept, 2024
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This was my first experience running an online auction and this was such a great experience. The help chat was so helpful with any questions that I had. Will definitely be doing this again next year”

Jul, 2024
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“It's the first time we used GalaBid but we'll certainly use them again - it was brilliant. Extremely easy to upload items to the online auction that we created. Support online chat function was excellent - got immediate answers to anything we were confused about. Added donation function as an additional item on our auction - it was so easy and so amazing and we were thrilled with the whole thing!”

June, 2024
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“Our Pride 2024 Event fundraising was a success in part due to the Galabid Auction/Raffle/Donation page we were able to create. It was simple to do, and easy for the participants to view and get their bids in. The pages of auction items looked great! Very smooth process and also the funds were deposited quickly to our account. Thanks!

Frequent Asked Questions About Silent Auctions

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Can I also have raffle and donation items with my silent auction?

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What is the difference between a Live and Silent auction?

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What if the winner doesn't pay for their item?

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Can I re-order my items?

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How can I edit my items once my campaign is live?

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Can items have multiple winners?

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Can I close bidding at different times on different items?

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Can I add reserves to my items?

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Is there a max-bid or proxy bid feature?

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Can I enable overtime or extended bidding on my silent auction?

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Are participants required to enter their credit card details before bidding?

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Who ships the prizes to the winners?

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Why GalaBid?

With over a decade’s experience, we know fundraising. Our fundraising platform has helped tens of thousands of events and fundraisers around the world raise more. GalaBid's online fundraising technology is specifically designed for fundraisers and is packed with features that maximize results online and at events.

GalaBid fundraising platform can be used free of charge. That's right! On free campaigns a suggested tip to GalaBid is added to participants' invoices. If participants opt out, you still receive the software free of charge.

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