For clubs, schools and good causes

Run your own auction night,
without any of the hassle

No paddles, no slips of paper, no treasurer adding up at midnight. Every euro raised goes straight to you — we take nothing from it.

Building it all is free. You pay once, when you open the real bidding.

A printed code beside every lot

One card per thing on the table. That is all the paper the evening needs.

People bid from their own phone

Scan, name, e-mail, done. No account, no app, no password.

And from home, if they cannot come

Same lots, same moment, with a live video from the hall.

How an evening runs

  1. 1
    Add what you haveA title, a starting bid, who donated it. A photo if you have one.
  2. 2
    Print the codesOne card per lot, or a sheet of labels. One button.
  3. 3
    People scan and bidFrom their own phone, in about twenty seconds.
  4. 4
    The room watches the screenCurrent lot, current bid, and a countdown at the end.
  5. 5
    You settle upWinners get an e-mail with your payment link. The money is yours.

The whole thing, step by step →

The room can see how close it is

Put your goal for the evening on the screen and watch the bar fill. It is the oldest trick at a fundraiser and it still works better than anything else.

The things that go wrong at auctions

And what this does about them. All of it is included.

Three ways to run it

Over a few days, or lot by lot with a clock, or until the room goes quiet.

No account for your guests

A name, an e-mail, one click. That is the whole sign-up.

A live video from the hall

YouTube or Vimeo, pasted in. People at home hear the auctioneer.

Your logo, not ours

The link you send opens on your name, with no menu of ours anywhere.

Fast wifi wins nothing

A late bid extends the lot. The highest bid wins, not the quickest finger.

Bid while you sleep

Set a maximum and we bid for you, one step at a time.

A hidden minimum

Set a reserve and a lot below it simply does not sell.

First names only

The screen says “Sarah from Springfield”, never someone’s full name.

Undo a mistake

Void a bid, or put a hammered lot back on the block.

A buyer’s premium, if you want

Ten percent on top, shown before anyone bids.

The auctioneer’s screen

On your phone: the bid, a countdown, and two big buttons.

A target that fills up

Your goal for the evening on the wall, rising all night.

Try a full rehearsal first

Real bidding, the real screen, the real countdown — with a handful of lots and a colleague bidding against you. Ten minutes and you will know. Every screen says it is practice, and nothing is charged.

Ideas for your evening

What to auction, how to set a starting bid, what to do when the room goes quiet. A few times a year, from people who have run these evenings.

Ideas for auction nights, and the occasional new feature. Nothing about art galleries — this list is only for AuctionTool. Unsubscribe in one click.

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