How to Automatically Bid on a Silent Auction Item

Automatic bidding is the easiest way to bid on an auction item. Simply enter the highest price you're willing to pay, and the system will automatically place bids on your behalf up to that amount.

Once you set up automatic bidding, you can stay ahead of the competition for an item without needing to be on the fundraiser site and monitoring.

How to set up automatic bidding

• From a Silent Auction Item, click on Auto Bid

• Enter the Max Bid Amount you'd like to pay for the item

  

• Click Place Auto Bid

• You will now see a notice that your auto-bid is active:

You will be notified if someone outbids your current maximum, so you can decide whether to bid again!

How to update your auto bid

• Click Edit Auto Bid

• Enter your new Max Bid Amount

• Select Confirm Auto Bid

How to cancel your auto bid

• Click Stop Auto Bid and confirm cancellation

• Your auto bidding is now removed

Additional Details:

• Automatic bidding is up to and including the Max Bid Amount you set.
• If someone places a one-time bid for the same amount as a maximum auto-bid, the auto-bid wins by default as it was placed first.
• Occasionally, bids may increase by less than the minimum increment. This happens when:
  • Another bidder has placed a slightly higher bid than your auto bid
  • The max bid set by the auto-bidder isn’t incrementable by the minimum increment amount