Online Auction and Mobile Bidding

Getting Started

• Overview: Online Auction vs Mobile Bidding
• Can Your Venue Support Mobile Bidding?
• Running a Stand Alone Online Auction
• Post-Gala: Offering Unsold Items Online

Previews and Demo Sites

• Video - Preview Mobile Bidding from Invitation to Bid thru Check-out
• Video - Sneak Peak: Preview Mobile Bidding on a Smartphone
• Previewing Mobile Bidding on a Demo Site
• Previewing Linked Mobile Bidders' Experience

Setting Up Online/Mobile Bidding

• Setting Up Access To Bid + Video
• Customizing Bidding Options + Video
• Creating and Managing Online Bidding Groups
• Extended Bidding Option
• Notifying Winners and Requesting Payment (Online Auctions)
• Notifying Winners and Requesting Payment (Mobile Bidding)

Online/Mobile Items

• Adding Items to Online/Mobile Bidding
• Viewing and Editing Opening and Closing Times
• Customizing Your Online/Mobile Catalog Display
• Transferring Bidding on Online Auction Items To Paper Bids at Gala
• Using the Closed (aka Blind or Secret) Bidding Option

Mobile Bidding Tools

• Overview: Mobile Bidding Tools
• Vaulting Credit Cards Prior to Bidding (Plus/Premium)
• New! Auto-Sending Invitations to Bid at Check-in (Plus/Premium)
• Placing Proxy Bids + Video (Plus/Premium)
• New! Extending Bidding on the fly. . . (Plus)
• New! Mobile Dashboard (Premium)

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Promoting and Launching Bidding

• Overview: Launching and Monitoring Online/Mobile Bidding
• Pre-Online/Mobile Auction Checklist
• Promoting Your Online Auction
• Signing Up to Participate in Online/Mobile Bidding
• Emailing Invitations to Bid

Monitoring Bidding and Awarding Winners

• Viewing Bidding Progress and High Bids
• Canceling Individual Bids
• Returning an Online/Mobile Item
• Closing Online/Mobile Bidding and Awarding Items
• Viewing and Monitoring Online/Mobile Sales and Payments

Video Library

• Video - Online and Mobile Bidding Options
• Video - Placing Proxy Bids
• Video - Assisting with Mobile Bidding Access During Event
• Video: Setting Up Access to Bidding