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Know-how for anyone organising an auction night, from planning to settling up.

How to price an experience nobody has sold before

A boat trip, a factory tour, a chef for an evening: how to put a number on a lot with no market, and why th…

Name the number, the place and the dates, say what is excluded, put the donor in one line, and take the pho…

A practical system for collecting auction donations from local businesses: how many to ask, a letter you ca…

No paintings, no problem. How promise lots, experiences and donated services fill a charity auction, what t…

Forty silent auction lot ideas grouped by what they actually fetch, from 25 euro fillers to headline lots, …

Opening each lot at about a third of its real value raises more money. How to set the increment ladder, use…

Running one yourself?

Setting it up costs nothing, and you can rehearse the whole evening before you decide.