News, Tips, and tricks

Should You Use Mobile Bidding For Your Special Appeal?

Special Appeals (aka Paddle Raises or Fund-A-Need) are a staple of fundraising auctions. Mobile Bidding is a popular auction trend. Are they compatible? Read More

30 May 2017

Roger Devine

Auction Night Supply Checklist

Yay for checklists! They are oh so helpful especially on event night. This supply checklist gives you one less thing to worry about while you... Read More

20 Mar 2017

Roger Devine

Add A Selfie Station To Your Auction

Having a photo station at your event can be a fun, entertaining addition to the night. One option for would be to hire a photographer... Read More

13 Mar 2017

Roger Devine

Outages today related to Amazon's AWS

We use Amazon’s AWS service to serve the item images on your auction sites. We also use two other services that rely on it heavily:... Read More

28 Feb 2017

Roger Devine

Selecting a annual plan Level

Last summer, we re-jiggered the feature sets for our annual plan levels, adding significant new mobile-bidding features to our Plus and Premium annual plans. We... Read More

12 Jan 2017

Roger Devine

FAQ: "Limited" Mobile Bidding

From time to time, I’m going to post questions sent to me from auction chairs about our product or company, along with our answers. Read More

14 Nov 2016

Roger Devine

Three Big New Enhancements For All Subscribers - 11/2/2016

Last night, we rolled out three greatly-anticipated upgrades to our software that should make your life as an auction chair easier. We’re excited about these,... Read More

02 Nov 2016

Roger Devine

Introducing Contests

Auction longevity is certainly a sign of success, but it can also lead to stagnation. After a few years of hosting the same event, your... Read More

05 Oct 2016

Roger Devine

New Code Rolling Now - Read About The Changes

It’s time. The changes we’ve teased for a couple of months now are being released. You can read about them and see screenshotson our support... Read More

08 Sep 2016

Roger Devine

Vanco Upgrades - Returns and "Funds"

New! Vanco now allows refunds processed through third party software so you may now issue refunds in a single step, directly from the Order. The... Read More