Features > Silent Auctions
Silent Auctions
Maximise your fundraising with our seamless silent auction platform! Engage contributors, boost bids, and raise more funds for your cause with real-time bidding, push notifications and buy-it-now features.
Features > Silent Auctions
Silent Auctions
Maximise your fundraising with our seamless silent auction platform! Engage contributors, boost bids, and raise more funds for your cause with real-time bidding, push notifications and buy-it-now features.
SCHOOLS AND P&C ASSOCAITIONS THAT HAVE USED OKTION
Online Silent Auctions like you’ve never seen before
Oktion’s silent auction feature is designed to streamline fundraising with powerful and engaging features. Set up lots with starting bid amounts, increments and reserve amounts. Engage supporters with real-time bidding that creates friendly competition, push notifications for instant updates and automatic bidding for ease of use. With a user-friendly interface, you can easily manage your event, boost participation, and raise more funds effortlessly.
Online Silent Auctions like you’ve never seen before
Oktion's silent auction feature is designed to streamline fundraising with powerful and engaging features. Set up lots with starting bid amounts, increments and reserve amounts. Engage supporters with real-time bidding that creates friendly competition, push notifications for instant updates and automatic bidding for ease of use. With a user-friendly interface, you can easily manage your event, boost participation, and raise more funds effortlessly.
Create and manage all your lots. Add the starting bid, bid increment, reserve amount and imagery.
Guests can enter their maximum bid and Oktion will automatically bid the minimum needed to win until the max is reached.
Have an in-venue event? You can project your auction live, displaying the current bid for all lots and a countdown to the finish.
"We used this app for a clients NFP fundraiser recently, it went extremely well and the team were super helpful."
Patricia T
"Got advised to use this by a colleague, was easy to use and really effective for auctioning off items. fantastic if you're hosting a charity event or selling items this is ideal!"
Bede C
"I’ve been to hundreds of events like this, with hundreds of silent auctions, and this is by far the best platform that I have used."
User at the 3rd Annual Navzad Memorial Fundraising Gala
"We come back to this platform every year for our fundraising initiatives! It's cost effective and easy to use! So well done!"
NBK Vice President
"We recently held a charity event and Oktion was online service for the live auctions. Faultless considering the amount of people all trying with success to enter their bids for their item of choice. I wouldn’t consider using any other live auction service should the opportunity arise."
Brad Phillips
COMMUNITY SERVICE & CHARITIES THAT HAVE USED OKTION
There’s a lot more you can do with Oktion
The easy-to-use and affordable platform is packed with much more to help you raise much more. Our wide range of fundraising features includes everything like online silent auctions, raffles, ticket selling, online donations, and event management support so that you don’t have to go anywhere else. We really are the all-in-one fundraising platform that has you covered.
FAQs
What is an online silent auction and how does the Oktion platform make it work?
An online silent auction is a digital fundraising event where participants can place bids on items from anywhere using their mobile device or computer. The Oktion platform simplifies this process by providing a comprehensive software solution that manages bidding in real-time, tracks all participants, and automates the entire auction flow, from start to finish.What are the benefits of hosting a silent auction with Oktion for your fundraising event?
Hosting a silent auction with Oktion offers several key benefits. It eliminates the need for paper bid sheets, allows you to reach a wider audience beyond your physical event, and increases participant engagement through digital tools. This streamlined approach makes it easier to organize and manage the auction, ultimately helping to boost bidding activity and raise more funds.How do Oktion's smart bidding features like starting bid, bid increment, and automatic bidding function?
Oktion's smart bidding features are designed to simplify the bidding process for both organizers and bidders. You can easily set a starting bid and a custom bid increment for each item. The automatic bidding (or proxy bidding) feature allows bidders to enter their maximum bid, and the platform will automatically place subsequent bids on their behalf in small increments, up to their maximum, to keep them in the lead without constant monitoring.Does Oktion offer advanced pricing options like reserve pricing and Buy-It-Now?
Yes, Oktion provides advanced pricing options to help you maximize your fundraising potential. You can set a reserve pricing amount for an item, which is the minimum price you are willing to accept. If the bids don't reach this amount, the item won't be sold. Additionally, you can enable a Buy-It-Now option, allowing a bidder to immediately purchase an item at a fixed price, bypassing the auction process entirely.What tools does Oktion provide to engage participants and communicate with winners?
Oktion is a complete solution provider for silent auctions. The platform includes a variety of tools to engage participants and ensure smooth communication. You can send real-time push notifications to outbid bidders, display a live projected auction on a screen during an in-venue event, and automatically communicate winning bids to winners with a clear and easy checkout process.What kind of data and analytics can I track with the Oktion platform?
With Oktion, you can track important data and analytics to measure the success of your silent auction. The platform provides insights into bidding activity, popular items, and total funds raised. This information is invaluable for analyzing what worked well and informing your strategy for future fundraising events.
