Online Bidding with Greater Giving
What You Can Expect
This year’s auction will use Greater Giving Online Bidding – allowing for a paperless bidding system. You will bid using your smartphone or tablet on silent auction items. Also, you can easily track Packages by “following” their activity without having to continuously return to a table or bid sheet.
How to Mobile Bid with Greater Giving Online Bidding
- Register your smartphone and credit card information on our registration page in advance of the event or upon arrival.
- Once your smartphone is registered, you will receive an automated ‘Welcome’ text with your bidder URL. If you do not receive a text message, see a volunteer or staff member.
- After clicking the URL in the text, confirm your name when prompted and begin searching for silent auction packages by number, keyword, or category.
- Select the package you wish to bid on.
- You can bid the next increment, set a max bid, or simply “Watch” packages. If you enter the highest max bid on a package, the system will automatically place bids in your favor until your max bid is reached or until the silent auction closes. If your bid is lower than the highest max bid on that package, you will be prompted to enter a higher bid.
- To purchase a package at the Buy Now price, select the Buy Now button.
- To make a general donation, select the Donation button on your home screen and choose a pre-set amount or select the Custom Amount button to enter the amount you wish to donate and select OK.
- If you’re outbid at any point before the silent auction closes, you’ll be notified by text message.
- You can keep an eye on packages you’ve bid on or are watching by selecting the menu button and selecting the “My List” button located at the left
- As soon as the silent auction closes, the guest with the highest bid will win.
- Under “My List” you can check your winning packages.
Old Union Payment Rules and Prize Disclosures
Payment and Receipt
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Check out starts at 10:15PM.
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All winning bids through Online Bidding will process as a sale to your preferred method of payment entered in your profile. Checks and credit cards accepted.
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All sales are final and no exchanges or refunds will be made. You will be provided claim checks for items displayed at the silent and live auctions, and the gift certificates and prize instructions corresponding to your purchases at the check-out desk.
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We kindly request that you take home any items purchased.
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Old Union Elementary PTO will make a best effort to deliver the items left behind but will not be responsible for items not claimed on auction night.
Fundraising Items
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Generous community partners and parents have donated the items available for purchase at the auction.
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We have made every attempt to describe these items correctly.
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We apologize for any errors, changes, or omissions in the program.
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All items are sold “as is”.
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All values are as estimated by the donor, where available, and are not warranted by Old Union Elementary PTO for purposes of valuation or tax consequences.
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Auction purchases are tax deductible to the extent that the amount paid exceeds the fair market value at retail on the item(s) or service(s) received. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.
Notice to winners
Winning bidders of auction items are advised that activities, services, and products are not sponsored or supervised by Old Union Elementary PTO. Old Union Elementary PTO accepts no liability or responsibility for activities, services, or products purchased at the auction, including, but not limited to, failure of delivery, failure of performance, and/or claims for personal injury or property damage.