- Corey Brausch
What is an Online Auction and How Does It Work?
There are a few definitions for the term "Auction." According to Google, they are as follows:
a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
sell or offer for sale at an auction.
The term "Auction" used in a sentence: "The books are expected to fetch a six-figure sum at tomorrow's auction."
When you bid on an item on eBay, you've entered into an Auction. The person with the highest bid wins (even if you didn't entirely expect to be the highest bidder!) You may even have memories of watching car auctions on TV shows where the auctioneer speaks a thousand words a minute, and you see a bunch of people holding up paddles with numbers.
Welcome to the MemberHub Auction House*!
*Except there is no auctioneer or people in a room holding paddles. BUT, with MemberHub you can do the following:
Easily Create & Run Auctions
Run English (traditional) or Proxy (eBay-style) auctions. What's the difference?
Upload items, create alerts and monitor bidding. Learn how to keep track of new auction item bids.
Use text-to-bid, social sharing, and mobile giving.
Create multiple quantities per item and item groups.
Add auction prizes from our partner, or use your own. We've made it easy to arrange delivery of auction items!
Winning bidders are automatically charged.
Check out our Online Auction Guide for tips on running a successful auction fundraiser.
