Auctions at Booth Ready
Built by a 20-year professional fundraising auctioneer. Structured bid lines, smart starting bids, proven increments, and a 110% Buy-It-Now line that captures the donor/buyer who just wants the item — and pays a premium for the privilege.
How it works
Fill out a short intake form — organization, event name, branding, and your auction items. Five minutes, tops.
Twenty years of auctioneering goes into every sheet — proven starting bids, increments, and Buy-It-Now math that maximizes giving.
You receive print-ready PDFs and the source workbook. Set them out at your event and watch donors/buyers bid with confidence.
Why it works
Starting at 30–50% of fair market value invites bidders in without leaving money on the table. Too high, and the sheet sits blank. Too low, and the room never warms up.
10–15% increments keep bidding active without skipping over price points. Donors and buyers alike read the next number, glance at the last one, and pick up the pen.
The donor/buyer who must have the item will pay a 10% premium for certainty. That single line, on every sheet, lifts the average sale meaningfully — and it's where most amateur sheets leave money on the table.
Ten to fifteen structured lines means the sheet looks busy by the second bidder. Social proof. Momentum. The next person picks up the pen.
Pricing
Pick the level of help you want. All tiers include the 110% Buy-It-Now line, structured increments, and the auctioneer's playbook.
Self-serve · Up to 30 items
Yours to keep · Run unlimited auctions
Secure checkout · Cards accepted
Self-serve · Up to 250 items
Yours to keep · Run unlimited auctions
Secure checkout · Cards accepted
+ Your logo, colors, branding
Yours to keep · Run unlimited auctions
Secure checkout · Cards accepted
Already paid in person or by check? Skip straight to the intake form →
"I was a professional fundraising auctioneer for over twenty years, and I used a program just like this one. The bid sheet does more work than the auctioneer does — when it's built right."
No. Every tier is a one-time purchase. The workbook is yours to keep and you can run unlimited auctions with it — next year, next event, forever. No subscription, no per-event fees.
Multi-Item ($29) handles up to 30 items — ideal for a school, church, or club fundraiser. Auction Pro ($69) scales to 250 items — built for real silent auctions like galas and heritage society events. Branded Pro ($129) is the same 250-item capacity with your organization's logo, colors, and typography baked into every bid sheet.
After 20 years on the auctioneer's box, 110% is the proven sweet spot: high enough that bidders still feel they got the item, low enough that determined buyers will close. Setting it too high leaves money on the table; setting it too low closes bidding before the room has competed.
Register your copy on the download page (name + email). When a new version ships, registered owners are notified by email and can grab the update at no charge.
Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets (with one click of “Open with Excel-compatible”), Apple Numbers, or LibreOffice — any modern spreadsheet program. Bid sheets print as standard letter-size pages.
Pick a tier above, or get in touch if you'd like to talk it through first.