{"id":4768,"date":"2019-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givergy.cleverinteractive.com\/2019\/06\/20\/get-donors-excited-with-sealed-bidding\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:37:13","slug":"get-donors-excited-with-sealed-bidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/us\/blog\/get-donors-excited-with-sealed-bidding\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Donors Excited With Sealed Bidding!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sealed bidding can help you combat fundraising fatigue at events and online, but how does it work? Guests will only see the number of bids that have been placed on an item, traditionally the highest bid is revealed. At the end of the auction the donor who submitted the highest bid wins the item.<\/p>\n

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If you have access to multiple versions of the same item (Givergy can help you get access) you can offer the auction items to under bidders to increase the money you raise for your cause. We advise that you let donors know that you are going to offer multiple versions of the item.<\/p>\n

Why does sealed bidding encourage competitive bidding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As mentioned above, the Givergy system will display the number of bids received on an item, but seal the name and amount submitted by the highest bidder. When an item receives numerous bids, it encourages donors to increase their previous bid, which they can do as many times as they wish. We have the stats to prove it!<\/p>\n