Our online auction will be completely virtual. You’ll do all your bidding for the online auction through Greater Giving on your mobile device or tablet or computer
Step 1: REGISTER for our online virtual auction TODAY!
- You will register for our San Benito GIVES Community Auction by creating an account with Greater Giving CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
- When you reach our registration page, you will click the GET STARTED button in the upper right corner
- You will register here by entering your name, email, mobile and credit card information
- This will set you up to participate in the online auction for San Benito GIVES Community Auction, Nov. 13-17
- During registration, you will be prompted to enter your payment details, however please know that you will not be charged unless you win an auction item or make a donation
- Note: You will click on the GET STARTED button above. The START BIDDING button was recently re-named the GET STARTED button in Greater Giving
- To learn "How to Register to Bid" see the helpful video tutorial at the bottom of this page
Step 2: Preview Our Online Auction items
- BROWSE THE AUCTION ITEMS and click "favorite" to add them to your watchlist
- Start planning with your friends & family ahead of time to choose the items you would like to bid on!
Step 3: Start placing your bids!
- Our Online Auction opens on Friday, November 13th at 9am PST
- Log in to place your bids and keep up with the competition
- To learn "How to Bid" see the helpful video tutorial at the bottom of this page
Donations:
- You can make a donation to your favorite nonprofit supporting San Benito GIVES Community Auction!
- CLICK HERE to make a donation to the nonprofit of your choice, choose from 43 participating nonprofits on our Fund-A-Need donations page
Helpful Resources Below from Greater Giving:
How to "Sign up to Bid" at our Online Auction:
Once you have registered, Learn "How to Bid":
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When the auction opens on Friday, November 13 at 9am PDT, you will receive an automated 'Welcome' text with your bidder link if you have registered in advance.
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Select the auction item you wish to bid on.
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You can Bid the next increment or Bid More than the next increment.
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If you choose to Bid More you can choose to set your Max Bid. If your max bid is the highest, the system will automatically bid in your favor until you are outbid or until the live auction closes. If your bid is lower than the highest max bid on that item, you will be prompted to enter a higher bid.
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To "watch" an item, select the star icon on the package.
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If you are out-bid at any point before the live auction closes, you will receive a text message.
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To view items you are bidding on, click the menu button and select Bids.
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To view items you are watching, click the menu button and select Favorites.
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Once the auction closes, the guest with the highest bid will win.
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Under the Bids area you can check your winning auction items.