Compare 32auctions и Pearl Bids

Benefits:

The features! They have awesome remote bidding features for buyers, and easy ways for the administrators to post auction items and see who has bid ... Read more

The features! They have awesome remote bidding features for buyers, and easy ways for the administrators to post auction items and see who has bid on the items.

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The money they take, but that is understandable if they are a business. Plus, they help others raise more money. I would also like it if it was eas... Read more

The money they take, but that is understandable if they are a business. Plus, they help others raise more money. I would also like it if it was easier to take cards.

Summary:

Easy to use software that makes online silent auctions simple.

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We love 32 Auctions! My nonprofit art organization has used 32 auctions three times over the last two years. It is an easy to use system that has d... Read more

We love 32 Auctions! My nonprofit art organization has used 32 auctions three times over the last two years. It is an easy to use system that has doubled our revenue from our auction fundraisers. The folks who come to our galas find it easy to use, and they LOVE it! It's been a game changer in our fundraising efforts.

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Perhaps the least favorite thing about the software is the visual design of the pages. But I feel it's almost nitpicking because overall 32 Auction... Read more

Perhaps the least favorite thing about the software is the visual design of the pages. But I feel it's almost nitpicking because overall 32 Auctions is really wonderful, and it has performed very well for us!

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This software is really amazing and I can think of very little that requires improvement. Compared to other auction software, it is not only a real... Read more

This software is really amazing and I can think of very little that requires improvement. Compared to other auction software, it is not only a real bargain, but a wonderful interface. When you are working with the general public, you always worry about usability issues. 32Auctions has been easy for all of our gala attendees to use. And for that I say "KUDOS!"

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Easy to set up. Looks good. Price was right.

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We need to be able to easily match donors with the bidders of their items and this software does not allow you to do that. A difficult to manage wo... Read more

We need to be able to easily match donors with the bidders of their items and this software does not allow you to do that. A difficult to manage work-around is necessary.

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Good at first until we realized that donors are not easily input and tracked. email customer service worked well.

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We needed a silent auction solution that would help us better promote this program. We tripled our earnings in 2019 because of how easy it was for ... Read more

We needed a silent auction solution that would help us better promote this program. We tripled our earnings in 2019 because of how easy it was for folks to log in, bid, and pay for their items! The premium features were affordably priced and well worth it.

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None. We loved it. I will be loyal for life.

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One thing I loved most is that you can add an unlimited number of items to auction; contacts and attendees for no additional fee. It has an interfa... Read more

One thing I loved most is that you can add an unlimited number of items to auction; contacts and attendees for no additional fee. It has an interface that looks like email so it's easy to use. Also it has this add-on bidding license which makes creating invoices and totaling your auctions an extremely east task.

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The software served my purpose well except for the part where i was not able to email those attending my auctions,that feature would be really nice... Read more

The software served my purpose well except for the part where i was not able to email those attending my auctions,that feature would be really nice if added.

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Using the software enabled me and my organization to reach more people.

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I ran a silent auction of about 60 items for a weekend group of about 150 attendees. Since was my first, i putting some extra detail on how we did... Read more

I ran a silent auction of about 60 items for a weekend group of about 150 attendees. Since was my first, i putting some extra detail on how we did it below.. Software worked fine, though i might like a few more customization options. Well worth the low cost. Ran it with one person, and a few occasional assistants at setup/take down/help with data entry. Bid forms looked very professional, lots commented on how smoothly it ran. I got as much info as i could entered before auction, and printed bid sheets on carbon copy paper [you print on both sheets, but penned ink bids go through] If sheet close to filled with bids, i made another set, putting last bidder name/number first on the next sheet. Having computer/printer with you and lots of pens very useful, extra ink, and carbon and regular paper. Was also asset that not everything went out at one time, people kept coming back to see what was new. We had random badge numbers printed on back of attendee badges so didnt need bidder registration process. At end of auction, we wrote winning badge number in corner, picked up white sheets.. and yellow copy stayed with item.. The white copies went to the store, sorted in winning badge number order. When bidder paid, store gave them white copy. They brought to the auction, we keep white copy and they kept yellow copy and got item. Labor day weekend event, ended auction on Sunday 130pm, allowed plenty of time for all to pay for and pick up items before left on monday.. raised nearly 4000 dollar for our cause. Donations all submitted by attendees, things of spiritual/special value.. notified them in advance to send me details of donations, and bring donation to event.

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I can see an ongoing list of the donations and who has donated. The ability to export the information is a tremendous help as I was able to then p... Read more

I can see an ongoing list of the donations and who has donated. The ability to export the information is a tremendous help as I was able to then produce print-outs and additional reports based on our needs.

Drawbacks:

I need to be able to create a couple of customized fields such as who in our organization was assigned to request the donation. Was not able to f... Read more

I need to be able to create a couple of customized fields such as who in our organization was assigned to request the donation. Was not able to figure out how to export that information if it was entered into the "Notes" section. We also group items together to form a "basket". My work-around was to utilize the tables function. We do both Silent Auction and Raffles at our fund raisers, so had to come up with a naming convention to distinguish between the two types of donations.

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Organizes and tracks incoming donations and ties them to the business or individual that donated the item.

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Theater Schmeater is a small (50-seat) theater in Seattle. We have used an annual auction as a cornerstone of our fundraising efforts. For many y... Read more

Theater Schmeater is a small (50-seat) theater in Seattle. We have used an annual auction as a cornerstone of our fundraising efforts. For many years, we did things manually. It was time consuming (obviously) and led to lines and impatience when it was time to "check out." We used Pearl Bids for the first time last year, and just completed our second auction using this tool. It has allowed us to do much preparation in advance. It's greatest benefit, though, was night of the event. Entering winning bids is quick and easy. By rearranging our schedule and doing our short entertainment skit after "raise the paddle" (instructions to do RTP are among the FAQs on the Pearl Bids site) we had all receipts printed and ready by the time people were ready to leave. The bidding license is valid for one year. We weren't paying attention and our license expired shortly before our event. Our first renewal did not go smoothly due to operator error (i.e., mine). Customer support was prompt, helpful, and friendly, and our event came off without a hitch. Pearl Bids is inexpensive, flexible, and easy to use. I highly recommend it for organizations holding an auction that do not want to pay big $$ for other packages.