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.
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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!
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.
MORE ABOUT OUR CATALOGA 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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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"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."
“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”
“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!”
“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!
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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