Fundraising Gala Auctions
Fundraising Gala Auctions
Fundraising Gala or Benefit Auctions
With three decades of expertise, live auctioneers have become pivotal in orchestrating Fundraising Gala auctions, adept at generating significant sales for a diverse array of items including fine art, antiques, and quality designer furniture. These seasoned professionals offer comprehensive appraisal services, ensuring the value of each item is expertly assessed. Embracing modern technology, they conduct on-site sales bolstered by online platforms, while also accommodating absentee and telephone bids, broadening the reach and inclusivity of the auction experience.
Planning & Presenting Fundraising Gala Auctions
Planning and presenting Charity Auctions that are both profitable and memorable does not happen by accident. It takes experience, hard work, great timing, cooperation, extensive planning, organizational excellence, and a little luck. Charity Auctioneer, Stephen Mayers will HELP your auction committee through the challenges of auction planning pitfalls and ensure a successful fundraiser for your organization. His hands-on approach with each Auction Committee is perfectly suited for any size event. If you are working with Charity Auctioneer, you are working directly with Stephen. Utilizing 30 years of Benefit Auctioning experience and a passion for fresh and creative revenue enhancements has helped Stephen build a reputation for exceptional results year after year.
Private & Public Schools (K-12)
Animal Welfare
Service Clubs
Faith-Based
Higher Education
Foundations
Medical Research
Healthcare
International Aid
“One Time” Specific Need
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Frequently asked questions
About Fundraising Gala Auctions
Find below some quick tips everyone should know before arriving at the auction.
- All Auctions are Open to the Public and anyone can attend. You must attend an On-Site Auction if you want to bid. This is the fairest for those who attend the auction (Telephone or Proxy Bids are excluded).
- A deposit is required to grant access to the auction. This deposit is credited towards any purchases and is refundable if you wish to leave. We created this deposit process to ensure bidders do not walk after bidding occurs. Each deposit varies depending upon the auctions, a typical deposit is $100 (*subject to change, depending on auction).
- After the deposit is received, show your state-issued ID / Driver’s License and any applicable tax information. You have the opportunity to preview the auction items.
- Items bought are “As-Is”. There is NO warranty expressed, written, or implied on the goods sold at the auction.
- Please be courteous to everyone at the auction, if someone is disruptive, they will be asked to leave the premises.
- Winning bidders of an item must pay that day or make payment arrangements before leaving the auction.
- PICKUP WINNING ITEMS: Pick up your winning items from the auction by the following Thursday.
- 10% buyer’s premium applies plus State Sales Tax
- Out-of-State bidders are welcome. For out-of-state purchases of firearms, we must ship the firearm using your state’s FFL Dealer. The buyer is responsible for Shipping and Insurance.
Pickup & Removal information can always be found in two (2) places:
1. On the home page or main calendar page. The date, time, and location are listed.
2. On each item page, in the box labeled “terms and conditions., the date, time & location are listed, as well as the “location” column. It is so very important that you come to the scheduled pickup.
Removal of Auction Items
1. BoldBids,L.L.C. is under contract on every auction we perform. Based on the terms of the contract all items must be removed by a certain date & time. BoldBids must then return keys and are not allowed entry after a certain date and time. If we can’t get in you can’t get in.
2. The auction calendar is created months in advance. A great deal of time & effort goes into the planning and arrangement of the calendar. Please respect this.
3. Keep in mind that the seller is having an auction for a reason. The seller wants the items to leave the premises.
4. If you, or a representative for you, can NOT attend the scheduled pickup date, time, and location then please forgo (do not) bid. Please respect this.
No. Once a bid is placed, the bidder who placed the bid is responsible for that amount. All Bids Are A Binding Contract. Bidder acknowledges that once a bid is offered, the Bidder shall be bound by the bid amount. Bids cannot be withdrawn or retracted. Verify your information entered (ie: bid amount, correct item, etc) before submitting your bids.
1. To place a bid on an item, you must first be a registered user of the site.
2. You must be logged in to BoldBids.com.
3. In the box on the right side where it says “Place Bid”, enter the amount of your bid there.
4. When placing a bid, do not use a “$” and do not use a comma ” , “. Enter bids like this example: 1200.00
5. Check to ensure your Bidder Number is listed as the current high bidder.
After the conclusion of the auction, about an hour after all, items have ended, go to your “My Account” section and click on “My Invoices”. Just click on the invoice for that day and your invoice will appear. You may pay online with Mastercard, Visa, Discover & American Express. If you are pre-approved for a check or are paying cash, you “may” be able to pay in person. Again, please read the auction terms & conditions. Some auctions are credit card only.
Someone has previously placed an auto-bid or a max-bid amount higher than your bid. See item #6 above. Always look to make sure that your bidder number shown on home page next to your name where it says, “Welcome, John Doe (1234)”, is listed on the item as the High Bidder. You should refresh your web page to make sure of the current information.
1. To place a maximum bid or an auto-bid, just enter the maximum amount you are willing to bid on an item and enter that amount where it says “Place Bid”.
2. The program will bid on your behalf up to your maximum bid.
3. Always remember to refresh your page to see current price.
4. Remember when placing auto-bids that our site does not use pennies (0.19, 0.77, 0.99, etc). All bids are in whole dollars and must be a complete & full bid increment above the last bid. Please check the item to make sure that your bidder number is listed as the High Bidder, if not, then you are not the successful bidder.
Remember when placing auto-bids that our site does not use pennies (0.19, 0.77, 0.99, etc). All bids are in whole dollars and must be a complete & full bid increment above the previous high bid. Please check the item to make sure that your bidder number is listed as the High Bidder, if not, then you are not the successful bidder. The bid increments for the site are as follows: Bid Price in USD $ Bid Price Bid Increment in USD$ 2 to 50 is $2 raise/increment 50 to 300 is $5 raise/increment 300 to 1,000 is $10 raise/increment 1,000 to 2,500 is $25 raise/increment 2,500 to 5,000 is $50 raise/increment 5,000 to 10,000 is $100 raise/increment 10,000 to 25,000 is $250 raise/increment 25,000 to 100,000 is $500 raise/increment 100,000 to 250,000 is $1,000 raise/increment 250,000 to 500,000 is $2,500 raise/increment 500,000 to infinity is $5,000 raise/increment.
Look in the Terms & Conditions for each item. The location and times for the preview will be listed there.
What and where are the Terms & Conditions for each auction? The Terms & Conditions are different for each one of our auctions. When you go to an item listing, the box below the description is where the Terms & Conditions are located. Just scroll through and read all the terms & conditions.
You must place “auctioneer@boldbids.com” on your “whitelist” or “Safe Sender’s List” in your email viewer (like Outlook, Earthlink, Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, etc…) due to some restrictions on mail servers to avoid spam. It is the sole responsibility of the person registering to make sure that their mail client is set to receive emails from boldbids.com. Please read the instructions as you fill out the form and the directions as it sends the email confirmation to you. Please look in both your junk and spam email folders for the email. This is the only email confirmation you will receive, and you must click on the link in the email to activate your account. Failure of the customer to allow email from texasbid.com is not the responsibility of this site.
In the blue bar above, click on “Registration”.
Just enter the required information and you will receive an email to confirm your registration. Once confirmed, you will be ready to place bids. You must put “auctioneer@boldbids.com” on your “whitelist” or “Safe Sender’s List” in your email viewer (like Outlook, Earthlink, Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, etc…) due to some restrictions on mail servers to avoid spam. It is the sole responsibility of the person registering to make sure that their mail client is set to receive emails from texasbid.com. Please read the instructions as you fill out the form and the directions as it sends the email confirmation to you. Please look in both your junk and spam email folders for the email. This is the only email confirmation you will receive, and you must click on the link in the email to activate your account. Failure of the customer to allow email from boldbids.com is not the responsibility of this site.
DYNAMIC CLOSING/TIME LEFT: If a bid is entered within the last five minutes of the closing of an item, the closing time will be extended by five minutes to ensure sufficient time for bidders to submit their bids. Dynamic Closing will continue until no bids are placed within 5 minutes.
